Arabic vocabulary
تَبَاغَض is how you say “hate” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
ولا تباغضوا،
And do not hate one another,
تَبَاغَضُوا — hate one another. A plural verb in the reciprocal pattern, so the hating is mutual, with the 'you all' subject inside the form. The prohibition before it sets the jussive ending that signals a negative command.
From: Avoid Envy and Suspicion →وفي رواية لا تحاسدوا، ولا تباغضوا، ولا تجسسوا، ولا تحسسوا ولا تناجشوا وكونوا عباد الله إخوانًا
And in a version: 'Do not envy, do not hate, do not spy, do not look for faults, do not artificially raise bids, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers.'
تَبَاغَضُوا — you hate. A plural mutual-pattern verb, the hating pictured as running both ways, with 'you all' inside the form. The prohibition sets the jussive ending that marks it as forbidden.
From: Avoid Envy and Suspicion →OpenArabic teaches words like تَبَاغَض through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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