Arabic vocabulary
رَجُلُ is how you say “man” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ صَدِيقًا
And a man continues to tell the truth and to seek truthfulness until he is recorded with God as a truthful person.
الرَّجُلُ — the man. A definite noun 'the man' as the subject of the continuing action, in the subject case. Used generically here, its 'the' covers any such person rather than one specific man.
From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَذَّابًا
And a man continues to lie and to seek falsehood until he is recorded with God as a liar.
الرَّجُلُ — the man. A definite noun 'the man' as the subject of the continuing action, in the subject case. It is used generically for any such person.
From: Truthfulness and Righteousness →وَرُبَّمَا كَانَ الرَّجُلُ أَقْوَى مِنْ شَيْطَانِ الْإِنْسِ،
And perhaps the man was stronger than the human devil.
الرَّجُلُ — the man. This definite noun is the subject of the preceding 'was', so it carries the plain subject ending: the man. Its al- (assimilating into the sun letter) marks the same man from the example. The predicate 'stronger' follows.
From: Choosing Good Companions →قَالَ إِذَا أَتَاكَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ لَكَ اِشْرَبْ مَا فِي النَّهْرِ
He said, "If a man comes to you and tells you, 'Drink what is in the river.'"
الرَّجُلُ — the man. A definite noun with 'al-' (the), the subject of 'comes'. The article marks him as a definite figure within the imagined scene. The subject follows its verb, a normal Arabic order.
From: Luqman's Wisdom and Trial →فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ جَاءَهُ الرَّجُلُ
So when morning came, the man came to him.
الرَّجُلُ — the man. A definite noun with 'al-' (the), the subject of 'came'. The article marks him as the specific man already in the story. The subject follows its verb, a normal Arabic order.
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