Arabic vocabulary

شأنnature in Arabic

شأن is how you say “nature” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

أي على رجعه إليه يوم القيامة كما هو قادر على خلقه من ماء هذا شأنه
That is, He is able to return him to Himself on the Day of Resurrection, just as He is able to create him from a fluid of this nature.
شَأْنُهُ — its nature. The noun 'its nature/affair' with an attached 'its' ending referring back to the fluid. It is the predicate of the little 'this is its nature' clause, taking the nominative subject-complement ending.
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