Arabic vocabulary
How to say “foundation” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
تُبنى الأحكامُ على حفظِ خمسةٍ تُعَدُّ أُسَّ النظام الدِّينِ، والنَّفسِ، والعقلِ، والنَّسلِ، والمالِ
Judgments are based on the preservation of five essential values: religion, life, intellect, lineage, and wealth.
أُسَّ — foundation. 'the foundation / bedrock,' in the -a form as the second part of the passive 'are reckoned [as] the foundation.' It heads an 'of' pair with 'the order': the bedrock of the whole system.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →OpenArabic teaches words like أُسٌّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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