Arabic vocabulary
How to say “hypocrisy” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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 →OpenArabic teaches words like نفاق through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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