Arabic vocabulary
حَيَاءٌmodesty in Arabic
حَيَاءٌ is how you say “modesty” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وقلبٌ قد امتلأ من جلال الله ﷿ وعظمته، ومحبته ومراقبته، والحياء منه،
And a heart filled with the majesty and greatness of Allah, love for Him, awareness of Him, and shyness before Him,
وَالْحَيَاءِ — and modesty. 'And' plus 'shyness / modesty', genitive, definite by 'al-'. A following preposition will say modesty before whom.
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