Arabic vocabulary
قَاطِعُone who blocks in Arabic
قَاطِعُ is how you say “one who blocks” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَإِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ قَاطِعُ طَرِيقِ الْعُقْبَى لِيَصُدَّكُمْ عَنِ الْحَقِّ وَالْهُدَى
So Iblis, may God curse him, is a blocker of the path to the ultimate goal, seeking to turn you away from the truth and guidance.
قَاطِعُ — one who blocks. An active describing word ('one who blocks') standing as the predicate: it tells you what Iblis IS. It also heads an 'of' pairing with the next noun, so it reads 'a blocker OF the path', stating his defining role.
From: Seeking Refuge from the Devil →
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