Arabic vocabulary
How to say “old age” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
وفيه قول ثالث قال مقاتل إن شئت رددته من الكبر إلى الشباب ومن الشباب إلى الصبا إلى النطفة
And there is a third opinion by Muqatil, who said that if He wills, He can return him from old age to youth, from youth to childhood, and to the sperm-drop.
الكِبَرِ — old age. This noun 'the old age' is in the genitive forced by the preposition before it, made definite by 'the'. It names the starting stage of the described return through life's phases.
From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →OpenArabic teaches words like كِبَرٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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