Arabic vocabulary

أَثْنَاءmidst in Arabic

أَثْنَاء is how you say “midst” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وإذا رآه في أثناء صلاةٍ لا تُغني عن القضاء كصلاةِ حاضرٍ، بطلت على الأصح
If one sees water during a prayer that does not exempt from making it up, like the prayer of a resident, the prayer is invalid according to the more correct opinion.
أَثْنَاءِ — during. 'the midst / course of,' in the -i form after 'during,' heading an 'of' pair: in the course of a prayer. It pinpoints when he sees the water — partway through.
From: When Earth Replaces Water →

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