Arabic vocabulary
اِخْتِلَافِdifference
How to say “difference” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وأما العرف في هذا الاسم فهو مختلف باختلاف النحل
As for the custom with this name, it varies according to the differences in sects.
بِاخْتِلَافِ — with difference. The 'bi-' here means 'according to / in keeping with' — the custom varies 'by' something. It heads a possessive too: 'by the difference OF the sects'. So it both shows the basis of variation and forces the following nouns into the genitive.
From: Scripture Over Speculation →
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