Arabic vocabulary
فَائِتَةٌ is how you say “missed” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
ووقتُ الفائتة يكون بتذكّرها،
The time for a missed prayer is when it is remembered.
الْفَائِتَةِ — missed prayer. An active participle, 'the one that slipped away' — the missed prayer — feminine and in the -i form, owned in 'the time of the missed prayer.' Its 'time' is not a clock-hour but a moment defined next: remembering it.
From: When Earth Replaces Water →ووقتُ الفائتةِ يثبتُ بتذكّرِها؛
The time for a missed prayer is established upon remembering it.
الْفَائِتَةِ — of the missed prayer. An active participle, 'the one that slipped away' — the missed prayer — feminine and in the -i form, owned in 'the time of the missed prayer.' Its 'time' is not a clock-hour but the moment defined next.
From: Purification Without Water →OpenArabic teaches words like فَائِتَةٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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