Arabic vocabulary
نَقِيضٌopposite
How to say “opposite” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وهكذا يصبح الصمتُ بدايةَ البلاغة، لا نقيضَها؛
Thus, silence becomes the beginning of eloquence, not its opposite;
نَقِيضَهَا — its opposite. 'its opposite / contrary,' in the -a form (matching 'the beginning' it contrasts with), with 'its' for eloquence. Silence is the beginning of eloquence, NOT its opposite — the two endings balanced against each other.
From: On Silence →
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