Arabic vocabulary
بَصِيرَةٍinsight in Arabic
بَصِيرَةٍ is how you say “insight” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
لِأَنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا عَاقِلًا ذَا بَصِيرَةٍ فَهُوَ أَثْقَلُ عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ
For if he is a believing, rational person with insight, he is harder for the devil than the mountains.
بَصِيرَةٍ — insight. This noun is the possessed half of 'possessor of insight', so it sits in the (genitive); its indefinite ending keeps it general. Paired with the 'possessor' word it yields 'having insight'. It names the faculty the person is supposed to have.
From: On Reason and Temptation →
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