Arabic vocabulary
خَبَرnews in Arabic
خَبَر is how you say “news” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فجَاء الْبَرِيد بالْخبر من السَّمَاء
Then the messenger brought news from the heavens.
بِالخَبَرِ — with the news. 'Bi-' (with) fused with 'the report', genitive — came 'bearing the news'. The 'bi-' marks what the messenger came carrying.
From: The Night of the Migration →روي في الخبر أن عائشة رضي الله عنها سمعت الحسن يتكلم،
It is reported in the narration that Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, heard Al-Hasan speak,
الخَبَرِ — the narration. This noun is the source-text the report sits in, held in the governed form by 'in'. The 'the' makes it the definite, specific narration.
From: Raised in the Prophet’s Household →
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