Arabic vocabulary
How to say “heavy” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
كلمتان خفيفتان على اللِّسَان ثقيلتان فِي الْمِيزَان حبيبتان إِلَى الرَّحْمَن سُبْحَانَ الله وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ الله الْعَظِيم
"Two words light on the tongue, heavy on the scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: Glory be to Allah and with His praise, Glory be to Allah the Great."
ثَقِيلَتَانِ — two heavy. 'two heavy ones', a second adjective in the DUAL agreeing with 'two words'. The deliberate contrast with 'light': easy to say, yet weighty in worth.
From: The Declaration of Faith →كلمتان خفيفتان على اللِّسَان ثقيلتان فِي الْمِيزَان حبيبتان إِلَى الرَّحْمَن سُبْحَانَ الله وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ الله الْعَظِيم
"Two phrases that are light on the tongue, heavy on the balance, and beloved to the Most Merciful: 'Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, Glory be to Allah, the Most Great.'"
ثَقِيلَتَانِ — two heavy. 'two heavy ones', a second DUAL adjective agreeing with 'two words'. The deliberate contrast with 'light': easy to say, yet weighty.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →الأعمال تُجسّد صلاةٌ بإخلاص تصبح ثقيلةً هادئة،
Deeds take form: a sincere prayer becomes heavy and calm,
ثَقِيلَةً — ponderous. 'heavy', accusative predicate of 'becomes' — what the prayer turns into; agrees feminine.
From: When Hidden Deeds Are Shown →وأما عملك فغير صالح، وأما تلاوتك فثقيلة عرية عن الخشية والحزن والخوف
As for your deeds, they are not righteous, and your recitation is heavy, devoid of fear, sorrow, and apprehension.
فَثَقِيلَةٌ — so heavy. This couples the required answer-marker 'then' with the predicate adjective, heavy, in the nominative to match its topic. The 'then' signals the predicate of the 'as for' clause, and the adjective describes the recitation.
From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →OpenArabic teaches words like ثَقِيل through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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