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عَادَةٌ habit in Arabic

عَادَةٌ is how you say “habit” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

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

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More example sentences

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

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