Arabic vocabulary
How to say “intentionally” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
فإذا تركه عمداً بطلت صلاته،
If he leaves it intentionally, his prayer is invalid.
عَمْدًا — intentionally. This is an adverb in the accusative, 'intentionally / on purpose', and the accusative is Arabic's regular way of turning a noun into an adverb of manner. It qualifies the leaving as deliberate, which is the condition that triggers the consequence about to be stated.
From: Praise and Supplication in Prayer →فمذهب مالك من ترك من ذلك ثلاثاً عمداً أعاد الصلاة،
Malik's view is that if three of those actions are left intentionally, the prayer must be repeated.
عَمْدًا — intentionally. This is an adverb in the accusative, 'intentionally / on purpose', the case Arabic uses to turn a noun into an adverb of manner. It qualifies the leaving as deliberate, which is the condition that triggers the requirement stated next.
From: Praise and Supplication in Prayer →OpenArabic teaches words like عَمْدًا through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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