Arabic vocabulary

أَثْقَلُharder in Arabic

أَثْقَلُ is how you say “harder” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

لِأَنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا عَاقِلًا ذَا بَصِيرَةٍ فَهُوَ أَثْقَلُ عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ
For if he is a believing, rational person with insight, he is harder for the devil than the mountains.
أَثْقَلُ — harder. This is a comparative form, 'harder/heavier', on the af'al pattern, and it stands as the predicate of the result clause: he IS harder (for the devil). The thing it is measured against comes via the comparative min ('than') later. It carries the result's main claim.
From: On Reason and Temptation →

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