عَادَةٌhabit

Example sentences

• هناك، في المسافة الخفية، تُعرَض عليك اختياراتك الأولى أن تستجيب لوطأة العادة، أو أن تؤثر ما يرفعك درجةً في البصيرة

  There, in the hidden distance, your first choices are presented to you: to respond to the pressure of habit, or to prefer what elevates you a degree in insight.

  العَادَةِ — of habit. 'al-' = 'the'; 'ada' = 'habit'; the 'of' word, so 'of habit'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• كل عادة تبدأ همسًا ثم تصير سلسلة

  Every habit begins as a whisper then becomes a chain.

  عَادَةٍ — habit. 'ada' = 'habit'; the 'of' word after 'kull', so 'every habit'. Takes the 'of' ending.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• ابدأ نهارك بمسحٍ داخلي سريع ما الذي يحركني الآن، خوف أم رجاء أم عادة عمياء

  Start your day with a quick inner scan: what drives me now – fear, hope, or blind habit?

  عَادَةٌ — habit. 'ada' = 'habit'. No 'al-', so 'a habit'.

  From: On Sincerity →

• لأنها مستورة عن العيون، مخبوءة تحت ثيابه، كعادة حامل المسك،

  because it is hidden from the eyes, concealed under their clothes, as is usual for the musk carrier,

  كَعَادَةِ — as is usual for. 'Ka-' (like/as) fused with 'custom', first term of an 'of' pairing — 'like the habit of…'; it governs the genitive. The 'ka-' sets up a comparison to customary practice.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• حين تستقرّ العادةُ، تصير كالعجلة على سكّة؛ أقلُّ احتكاك، أسرعُ وصول

  When the habit becomes settled, it is like a wheel on a track; less friction, faster arrival.

  العَادَةُ — the habit. 'the habit,' the subject of 'settles' (the -u), held back after its verb. Once it is well-set, it runs effortlessly — the wheel-on-a-rail image the rest develops.

  From: Steady Spiritual Habits →