Arabic vocabulary
How to say “life” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
كَانَ اِبْنُ الْجَوْزِيِّ أَنِيقًا فِي مَظْهَرِهِ نَزْهًا نَظِيفًا، مُتَنَعِّمًا فِي مَعِيشَتِهِ،
Ibn al-Jawzi was elegant in his appearance, modest and clean, and enjoyed the comforts of his life,
مَعِيشَتِهِ — his life. A noun with a 'his' tail pointing back to the man, 'his living/livelihood', in the after-preposition case under 'in'. It names the sphere of the comfort and packs its owner into the single word.
From: The Preacher's Legacy →مُتَنَعِّمًا فِي مَعِيشَتِهِ،
living in comfort,
مَعِيشَتِهِ — his livelihood. A noun with a 'his' tail pointing back to the man, 'his livelihood', in the after-preposition case under 'in'. It names the sphere of comfort and packs its owner into the single word.
From: Sermons, Wit, and Sorrow →OpenArabic teaches words like مَعِيشَة through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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