Arabic vocabulary
تحاسدenvy in Arabic
تحاسد is how you say “envy” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
لَا تَحَاسَدُوا،
Do not envy one another,
تَحَاسَدُوا — envy one another. Built on the reciprocal pattern (a 'ta-' prefix with a long 'aa' inside), this verb means doing something mutually, 'envy one another'. The plural 'you' is inside it, and the prohibition has set it in the jussive.
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