Arabic vocabulary
خيرgood in Arabic
خير is how you say “good” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فقلبٌ خلا من الخير كله،
So a heart that is devoid of all good,
الخَيْرِ — good. In the genitive after 'of', made definite by 'al-' as good in the absolute. What this heart wholly lacks.
From: Repelling the Devil →لا خير في لذة من بعدها النار
There is no good in a pleasure after which comes the Fire.
خَيْرَ — good. A noun 'good' in the bare form that the absolute 'no' requires, completing 'there is no good whatsoever'. That special ending is the grammatical mark of this categorical-denial construction.
From: Paradise Over Pleasure →
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