Arabic vocabulary
مصيبةmisfortune in Arabic
مصيبة is how you say “misfortune” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
لا يتضجر عند المصيبة، ولا يفرح فرحَ بطر عند النعمة
He does not grumble at misfortune, nor rejoice with arrogant joy at blessing.
المُصِيبَةِ — misfortune. The occasion named after 'at', 'misfortune', carrying the genitive ending that the time-word requires. Its 'the' makes it the definite event in view.
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