طبع nature in Arabic
طبع is how you say “nature” in Arabic.
Root ط ب ع ṭ-b-ʿ. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). ṭabʿ.
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Meaning of nature in Arabic
- nature, innate disposition, character the quality with which the soul is characterized, whether by creation or by habit
- sealing, stamping, imprinting the literal verbal noun of ṭabaʿa, to press a seal or mark into something
- printing the sense used for printing a book in modern usage
Example sentence
فَالنَّفْسُ تَجْرِي بِطَبْعِهَا فِي مَيْدَانِ الْمُخَالَفَةِ
Thus, the self naturally operates in the field of opposition.
بِطَبْعِهَا by its nature
'bi-' = 'by'; 'tab'' = 'nature'; '-ha' = 'its', so 'by its nature'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
The literal sense is pressing a seal or die into something, as in sealing a letter or striking a coin; from this comes the figurative sense of a person's fixed, created nature, as in the Qur'anic phrase "God sealed his heart." In modern Arabic ṭabʿ also covers printing a book.
Words from the same root
- طَبَعَ to stamp, seal, or print
- طَبِيعَة nature, innate character
- طَبِيعِىٌّ natural
- طَابَعٌ a stamp, seal, or mark
- مَطْبَعَةٌ a printing press
More example sentences
اعْلَم أَنَّ الْهَوَى مَيْلُ الطَّبْعِ إِلَى مَا يُلائِمُهُ
Know that desire is the inclination of nature towards what suits it.
الطَّبْعِ of nature
'al-' = 'the'; the 'of' word (genitive).
وأحكام البشرية جارية عليه من الغفلة والسهو، والذهول وغلبة الطبع
and the laws of humanity apply to him, including forgetfulness, error, distraction, and the dominance of nature.
الطَّبْعِ nature
The owner completing 'dominance of nature', genitive, definite — one's inborn disposition getting the upper hand. The closing item in the catalogue of human limits.
Common questions
- How do you say "nature" in Arabic?
- طَبْع (ṭabʿ).
- What is the connection between ṭabʿ (nature) and printing in Arabic?
- Both come from the root's core sense of sealing or stamping an impression — a person's nature is their fixed, impressed character, while printing presses an impression onto paper.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).