Arabic vocabulary
إِنْطَوَتْ is how you say “has embraced” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
فَمَا ظَنُّ مَنْ إِنْطَوَتْ سَرِيرَتُهُ عَلَى الْبِدْعَةِ وَالْهَوَّاتِ وَالتَّعَصُّبِ لِلآرَاءِ بِرَبِّهِ يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ؟
So what will become of someone whose inner self has embraced innovation, passions, and stubborn partisanship toward opinions about his Lord on the Day when secrets are exposed?
إِنْطَوَتْ — has embraced. A past-tense verb with the feminine -at ending, 'has folded itself around / has taken in', agreeing with its feminine subject, the 'inner self' named next. The pattern pictures the heart wrapping itself around the listed vices, holding them within.
From: Ignoring God's Guidance →OpenArabic teaches words like إِنْطَوَتْ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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