Arabic vocabulary
عَدَمnonexistence
How to say “nonexistence” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وهو الذي خلقه من العدم وأنعم عليه بالنعم، وسخر له ما في السماوات والأرض
He is the one who created him from nonexistence, bestowed blessings upon him, and subjugated for him what is in the heavens and the earth.
الْعَدَمِ — nonexistence. The noun governed by 'from', in that form, its 'the' marking nonexistence as a known concept: he was made from nothing. It is the starting-point of the creation.
From: A Path to Mercy →
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