Arabic vocabulary

جَنَازَةfuneral in Arabic

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

Example sentences

أمّا صلاةُ الجنازةِ فحكمُها في الجمعِ أقربُ إلى النوافلِ،
As for the funeral prayer, its ruling regarding combining is closer to optional prayers.
الْجَنَازَةِ — the funeral. Owner in 'the prayer of the funeral,' in the -i form. It specifies which prayer — the one for the deceased — and is itself made definite by the pairing.
From: Purification Without Water →
فيُصلَّى بها أكثرُ من جنازةٍ بتيممٍ واحدٍ على الأصح
More than one funeral prayer may be performed with a single dry ablution according to the more correct opinion.
جَنَازَةٍ — funeral prayer. 'a funeral [prayer],' indefinite, in the -i form after 'than.' More than ONE such prayer may be performed on a single tayammum — the easing the funeral prayer enjoys.
From: Purification Without Water →

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