Arabic vocabulary
دَاهَمَovertake in Arabic
دَاهَمَ is how you say “overtake” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
إذا داهمك خاطرٌ يجرّك إلى رياءٍ أو عُجب، اسأله بهدوء هل يزيدني قربًا أم يصنع لي تمثالًا من دخان
If a thought comes to you that leads you to vanity or conceit, ask it calmly: does it bring me closer, or does it create a statue of smoke?
دَاهَمَكَ — suddenly comes upon you. Past-tense verb 'dahama' = 'it came suddenly, took by surprise'; '-ka' = 'you', so 'took you by surprise'.
From: On Sincerity →
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