Arabic vocabulary
How to say “nation” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ لَوْ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوك بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوك إلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَك،
Know that if the nation gathered to benefit you with anything, they would not benefit you except with what Allah has decreed for you.
الْأُمَّةَ — the nation. The subject of 'that', in the accusative because 'anna' governs it. It names the whole community, gathered hypothetically in the condition that follows.
From: Patience and Trust in God →OpenArabic teaches words like أُمَّةٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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