ثَبَاتٌperseverance

Example sentences

• فالثباتُ ماءٌ يجري، والانقطاعُ سيلٌ يعصف ثم يجف

  For perseverance is like flowing water, while discontinuity is like a torrent that rages and then dries up.

  فَالثَّبَاتُ — so the perseverance. 'fa-' = 'for, so'; 'al-' = 'the'; 'thabat' = 'steadiness, perseverance', so 'so the steadiness'.

  From: Small Daily Habits →

• وَقِيلَ الصَّبْرُ ثَبَاتُ القَلْبِ عِنْدَ مَوَارِدِ الاِضْطِرَابِ

  And it was said that patience is the steadiness of the heart in moments of disturbance.

  ثَبَاتُ — steadiness. A noun ('steadiness') serving as the predicate ('patience is steadiness') and the head of an 'of' pairing with the next word. The two nouns sit side by side with no linking verb.

  From: Patience and the Human Self →

• وَقِيلَ الصَّبْرُ ثَبَاتٌ بَاعِثٌ الْعَقْلِ وَالدِّينِ فِي مُقَابَلَةِ بَاعِثِ الْهَوَى وَالشَّهْوَةِ

  It is said that patience is the steadiness that serves as the driving force of reason and religion in opposing the impulses of desire and lust.

  ثَبَاتٌ — steadiness. An indefinite noun ('steadiness') serving as the comment that defines the topic 'patience'. Arabic forms such 'X is Y' statements simply by placing the two nouns together, with no linking verb 'is'. The indefinite ending here is normal for the defining half.

  From: Patience and the Human Self →