Arabic vocabulary
فَإِن is how you say “for if” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فَإِنَّهُ لَوْلا مَيْلُهُ إِلَى الْمَطْعَمِ مَا أَكَلَ
For if not for his inclination towards food, he would not eat.
فَإِنَّهُ — so indeed he. 'fa-' = 'so'; 'inna' = 'indeed'; '-hu' = 'he'.
From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →نُودُوا أَنِ اصْرِفُوهُمْ عَنْهَا فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا نَصِيبَ لَهُمْ فِيهَا
A voice called out: Turn them away from it, for they have no share in it.
فَإِنَّهُمْ — for they. The connector 'for' joined to a strong emphasis particle with 'them' attached as subject, opening the reason for the order. The emphasis particle asserts the ground forcefully and forces its subject into a set ending.
From: Turned Away at the Gate →OpenArabic teaches words like فَإِن through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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