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بَلَاغَةٌ eloquence in Arabic

بَلَاغَةٌ is how you say “eloquence” in Arabic.

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وهكذا يصبح الصمتُ بدايةَ البلاغة، لا نقيضَها؛

Thus, silence becomes the beginning of eloquence, not its opposite;

الْبَلَاغَةِ eloquence

'eloquence / fine expression,' in the -i form, owned in 'the beginning of eloquence.' Silence is where eloquence BEGINS — the surprising claim the passage builds to, sharpened by the denial next.

From On Silence

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وَالْمَشْهُودُ لَهُ بِالسَّبْقِ الْكَرِيمِ فِي الْبَلَاغَةِ وَالْبَرَاعَةِ،

and the one acclaimed for his noble precedence in eloquence and mastery,

الْبَلَاغَةِ eloquence

A definite noun 'eloquence', in the genitive because the 'in' before it governs it. The al- makes the field definite. It names the first of two paired arts (joined to 'mastery' next) in which he held precedence.

From Public Preaching

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