Arabic vocabulary
مصيبةmisfortune
How to say “misfortune” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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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