Arabic vocabulary
تَعْلُوovershadow
How to say “overshadow” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فتعلوه السكينَة وَالْوَقار فِي قلبه وَلسَانه وجوارحه وسمته
Then tranquility and dignity overshadow his heart, tongue, limbs, and demeanor.
فَتَعْلُوهُ — so it overshadows him. 'Fa-' (so) plus a present-tense verb 'rises over / overcomes' with '-hu' (him) attached as object, its feminine subject coming next. The 'fa-' frames the result: tranquility comes to rest over him.
From: Humility Before the Divine →
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