Arabic vocabulary
يُرَقِّقlighten in Arabic
يُرَقِّق is how you say “lighten” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وتجئ فتن يرقق بعضها بعضاً،
And trials will come that make the previous ones seem lighter.
يُرَقِّقُ — make lighter. A present-tense verb in an intensive pattern meaning 'makes light/softens', with a built-in 'it' subject, opening a clause about the trials. The doubled-consonant pattern signals a forceful or repeated action; here the trials make one another seem light by comparison.
From: A Prophet Warns His People →
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