Arabic vocabulary
نفاقhypocrisy
How to say “hypocrisy” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
كَمَا أَن العابد الزَّاهِد قد يكون لما فِي قلبه من بِدعَة ونفاق مسخوطا عِنْد الله وَرَسُوله
Just as a devout worshipper may, because of the innovation and hypocrisy in his heart, be disliked by Allah and His Messenger.
نِفَاقٍ — hypocrisy. This noun is indefinite and stays in the genitive matching the item it is joined to. The indefinite form gives 'some hypocrisy', adding the second fault alongside innovation.
From: Sincerity and Hypocrisy →
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