Arabic vocabulary
How to say “distraction” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
احفظ لسانك من الفضول، وعينك من التشتت، ويدك من العبث، فإن الجوارح أبواب القلب، وما يدخلها يستوطن سريرته
Guard your tongue from curiosity, your eyes from distraction, and your hands from trifling, for the senses are gateways to the heart, and what enters them takes root in its core.
التَّشَتُّتِ — distraction. 'al-' = 'the'; 'tashattut' = 'scattering, distraction'; takes the 'from...' ending.
From: Small Daily Habits →OpenArabic teaches words like تَشَتُّتٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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