Arabic vocabulary
How to say “orphan/solitary” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
معنى يتيم ينتظر من يضمّه
A solitary meaning waiting for someone to embrace it.
يَتِيمٌ — solitary. An adjective, 'orphaned / solitary,' on 'meaning,' matching it as indefinite and in the -u. The meaning is ALONE — unclaimed, untended — a poignant image; what it does, 'waits,' comes next.
From: Guarding Your Attention →فَذَكَرَ مِنْهَا الشِّرْكَ بِاللَّهِ، وَالسِّحْرَ، وَقَتْلَ النَّفْسِ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ، وَأَكْلَ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ، وَأَكْلَ الرِّبَا، وَالتَّوَلِّيَ يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ، وَقَذْفَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْغَافِلَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ
He mentioned among them: associating partners with Allah, sorcery, unjust killing, consuming the wealth of an orphan, usury, fleeing from the battlefield, and falsely accusing chaste, unaware, believing women - agreed upon by scholars.
الْيَتِيمِ — of the orphan. The owner-noun closing the chain, 'of the orphan', set straight after with no word for 'of'. It is in the (genitive) possessor form, naming whose wealth is meant.
From: What Small Worship Erases →OpenArabic teaches words like يَتِيم through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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