Arabic vocabulary
عَلَوِيّ is how you say “higher” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
وهذا أعم قسم وقع في القرآن فإنه يعم العلويات والسفليات والدنيا والآخرة وما يرى وما لا يرى
And this is the most comprehensive oath found in the Qur'an, as it includes the higher and lower realms, this world and the hereafter, and what is seen and what is not seen.
الْعَلَوِيَّاتِ — higher realms. A definite plural noun 'the higher realms', the object of 'includes'. Its object ending marks it as what is encompassed; the word names the celestial side of creation.
From: Proof in All Creation →OpenArabic teaches words like عَلَوِيّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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