Arabic vocabulary
عَدُوٌّenemy
How to say “enemy” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
ولباس الذل وإهانة الْعَدو وضيق الصَّدْر
And the clothing of humiliation, the enemy's scorn, and tightness of the chest.
الْعَدُوِّ — of the enemy. al- = 'the'; the 'of…' word: 'of the enemy'.
From: Returning to God →فقال هذا الكلب عدو الله عمير،
He said: This dog, the enemy of Allah, Umair.
عَدُوُّ — enemy of. aduww means 'enemy'; heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word ('enemy of…').
From: Early Converts to Islam →فَإِنَّهُ عَدُوُّهُ
For it is indeed its enemy.
عَدُوُّهُ — its enemy. '-hu' = 'its'; the predicate (nominative).
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