Arabic vocabulary
بَالٌmind in Arabic
بَالٌ is how you say “mind” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَطول الْهم وَالْغَم وضنك الْمَعيشَة وكسف البال
And prolonged anxiety, sorrow, harshness of living, and worry of the mind.
الْبَالِ — of the mind. al- = 'the'; completes the 'of…' phrase: 'of the mind' (bal = mind, frame of mind).
From: Returning to God →قال فما بال السيف في عنقك؟
He said: What about the sword around your neck?
بَالُ — state of. bal means 'state, concern'; the '-u' ending — heading an 'of…' phrase: 'what is the matter of…'.
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