طَاعَة obedience in Arabic
طَاعَة is how you say “obedience” in Arabic.
Root ط و ع ṭ-w-ʿ. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). ṭāʿah.
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Meaning of obedience in Arabic
- obedience, submission to a command the core sense — compliance with another's instruction or will, as when one is commanded and obeys
- compliance, willing submission broader sense of yielding or being agreeable to someone, not tied strictly to a command
Example sentence
فَإِذا تمكّنت وقويت أثمرت الطَّاعَة،
If it becomes established and strong, it bears the fruit of obedience.
الطَّاعَةُ of obedience
al- = 'the'; taa means 'obedience' — what the tree yields ('the fruit of obedience').
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How it is used
Per Er-Rághib's distinction noted in Lane, طَاعَة is used mostly for obedience to a command, while the related طَوْع denotes compliance more generally, without necessarily implying a command was given. The family also covers the notion of ability (اسْتَطَاعَ, 'to be able') and voluntary, non-obligatory action (تَطَوَّعَ), as in the Qur'anic phrase مَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا, 'whoever does good voluntarily.'
Words from the same root
- طَاعَ to be, or become, submissive/obedient (form I)
- أَطَاعَ to obey (a command) (form IV)
- طَاوَعَ to comply with, agree with someone (form III)
- تَطَوَّعَ to do voluntarily, undertake unobligated good (form V)
- اسْتَطَاعَ to be able, capable of doing (form X)
- طَوْعٌ compliance, voluntariness
- طَائِعٌ one who is obedient/submissive
- مُتَطَوِّعٌ a volunteer, one who acts without obligation
More example sentences
مِثَال تولد الطَّاعَة ونموها وتزايدها كَمثل نواة غرستها فَصَارَت شَجَرَة ثمَّ أثمرت فَأكلت ثَمَرهَا وغرست نَوَاهَا،
The example of the birth, growth, and increase of obedience is like a seed you plant, which becomes a tree, then it bears fruit, and you eat its fruit and plant its seeds,
الطَّاعَةِ of obedience
al- = 'the'; taa means 'obedience' — the 'of…' word: 'of obedience'.
وهي تطلب منه في كل وقت ما تهواه، وتزين له المعاصي، وتصعب عليه الطاعات
It seeks from him at all times what it desires, embellishes sins for him, and makes acts of worship difficult for him.
الطَّاعَاتِ the acts of worship
This is the object of 'makes hard', so it stands in the object case, with 'the' marking the known acts of obedient worship. As a plural it gathers the religious duties the self burdens the person with.
فمن زرع في هذه الدنيا طاعة، حصد في الآخرة الجنة والنعيم
Whoever planted obedience in this world will harvest paradise and bliss in the hereafter.
طَاعَةً obedience
This is the object of 'planted', so it stands in the object case, indefinite without 'the', 'obedience'. It is the seed sown, the good action the person plants in this world.
وقد نهاكم مولاكم عَن طَاعَته وأمركم بمعصيته
And your Lord has forbidden you from obeying him and commanded you to disobey him.
طَاعَتِهِ obeying him
This is 'obedience' carrying the attached 'his', a possessive, the obedience owed to Satan. It takes the genitive because the preposition 'from' governs it, and the suffix points back to Satan, not God, so tracking the referent matters. It names what is forbidden.
فَإِن فِي طَاعَته سخط الرَّحْمَن
For obeying him brings the wrath of the Merciful.
طَاعَتِهِ obedience his
This is 'obedience' carrying the attached 'his', a possessive, the obedience toward Satan. It takes the genitive because 'in' governs it, and the suffix points back to Satan, so tracking the referent matters. It names the act inside which the wrath lies.
إذ لا يتمكن من حسن تصرفه والقيام بطاعة ربه إلا بوجودها
As one cannot conduct oneself well and perform God's obedience without it.
بِطَاعَةِ in obedience
The front prefix is a 'with/in' preposition forcing the noun into the (genitive) form and heading 'in obedience to his Lord'. It marks the sphere of the carrying-out.
فَأَقَادَهَا بِخِطَامِهَا إِلَى طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ
So he led it by its bridle to the obedience of God.
طَاعَةِ obedience
An action-noun ('obedience') leading the first half of an 'of' pairing, in the genitive after the preposition. As the head it stays bare of 'the' and hands definiteness to the owner that follows.
فَدِينُ اللَّهِ عِبَادَتُهُ وَطَاعَتُهُ وَالخُضُوعُ لَهُ
Thus, the religion of God is His worship, His obedience, and submission to Him.
وَطَاعَتُهُ and his obedience
The connecting 'and' fused to a noun 'His obedience' with 'His' attached, a further predicate item. The 'and' coordinates it with 'His worship', the suffix again pointing to God.
وعلى كل واحد ممن عليه طاعته أن يطيعه في طاعة الله، ولا يطيعه في معصية الله،
Everyone required to obey them must obey them in obedience to Allah, and must not obey them in disobedience to Allah.
طَاعَتُهُ his obedience
A noun, 'obedience', with the attached -hu (his) marking whose obedience is owed; here the -hu points to the leader, not the obeying party. It is the thing said to be due 'upon him', so tracking the right referent matters.
وعلى كل واحد ممن عليه طاعته أن يطيعه في طاعة الله، ولا يطيعه في معصية الله،
Everyone required to obey them must obey them in obedience to Allah, and must not obey them in disobedience to Allah.
طَاعَةِ obedience
A noun, 'obedience', in the genitive after the preposition 'in', and itself the head of an 'of' pairing with the divine name. The two give 'obedience to God', the lawful sphere of compliance.
والضعيف فيكم القوي عندي حتى آخذ له الحق، أطيعوني ما أطعت الله فإذا عصيت الله فلا طاعة لي عليكم
And the weak among you is strong to me until I take his right for him. Obey me as long as I obey Allah. If I disobey Allah, then you owe me no obedience.
طَاعَةَ obedience
A noun, 'obedience', under the negation 'no' so strongly that it takes a special accusative ending meaning 'there is absolutely no obedience'. This 'no X at all' construction denies the whole category outright.
Common questions
- How do you say "obedience" in Arabic?
- طَاعَة (ṭāʿah).
- What is the difference between طَوْع and طَاعَة?
- طَوْع is general compliance or voluntariness, while طَاعَة is specifically obedience to a command or authority.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).