Arabic vocabulary
نفاقhypocrisy in Arabic
نفاق is how you say “hypocrisy” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
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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