Arabic vocabulary
تَعْلُوovershadow in Arabic
تَعْلُو is how you say “overshadow” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
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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