Arabic vocabulary

أُفُقhorizon in Arabic

أُفُق is how you say “horizon” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

ولكن انظر إلى الأفق، فنظرت فإذا سواد عظيم،
But look to the horizon, and I looked there and saw a vast multitude.
ٱلْأُفُقِ — the horizon. Genitive after 'to', this is 'the horizon' — where his gaze is directed. Its ending follows from the preposition. There an even greater throng will appear.
From: Those Who Enter Without Account →
فقيل لى، انظر إلى الأفق الآخر، فإذا سواد عظيم،
Then it was said to me: Look to the other horizon, and there I saw a vast multitude.
ٱلْأُفُقِ — the horizon. Genitive after 'to', this is 'the horizon' — where the gaze is sent. The adjective next will pick out which one. Its ending follows from the preposition.
From: Those Who Enter Without Account →

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