نَقِيضٌopposite in Arabic

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 →