Arabic vocabulary
How to say “focused” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
فالقراء المجودة فيهم تنطع وتحرير زائد يؤدي إلى أن المجود القارىء يبقى مصروف الهمة إلى مراعاة الحروف،
For the exaggerated recitation among them involves excessive detail, leading the refined reciter to focus solely on the articulation of letters,
مَصْرُوفَ — focused. This noun, turned or devoted, is an accusative state-word describing how he remains, and the head of a possessive pairing owning the next word. It tells the condition he stays in, 'with his energy turned toward', the accusative marking it as the manner of remaining.
From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →OpenArabic teaches words like مَصْرُوف through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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