Arabic vocabulary

صيامfasting in Arabic

صيام is how you say “fasting” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وصيامه مَعَ صِيَامهمْ
And his fasting compared to their fasting.
صِيَامِهِ — his fasting. This noun pairs with the attached 'his' as its owner, 'his fasting', the fasting belonging to the man. It carries the same role as 'his prayer' before it, set up for the comparison that follows.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →
وصيامه مَعَ صِيَامهمْ
And his fasting compared to their fasting.
صِيَامِهِمْ — their fasting. This noun pairs with the attached 'their' as its owner, 'their fasting', and sits in the genitive because 'alongside' governs it. The pronoun points to the same group, completing the comparison of fasting.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →

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