Arabic vocabulary
How to say “phrase” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
وزخرفوه بعبارات موجودة في كلام العلماء قد نطقوا بها،
And they adorned it with phrases found in the speech of scholars who have uttered them.
بِعِبَارَاتٍ — with phrases. 'with phrases' — 'bi' (with) plus a genitive plural; sound feminine plural; the wording they borrowed.
From: Misguided Methodology →غير أنهم بإطالة العبارة، وإبعاد الإشارة،
However, by lengthening expression and extending indications.
العِبَارَةِ — expression. Genitive owner of 'lengthening' — 'the wording, expression'; drawing it out.
From: Misguided Methodology →والحق منه فكامن في النفوس الزكية بعبارات غريبة،
The truth of it lies hidden in pure souls with strange expressions.
بِعِبَارَاتٍ — with expressions. The 'bi-' marks the garb — 'with / in expressions,' a feminine plural, in the -i form. Logic dresses its truths in certain phrasings; qualified by 'strange' next — the off-putting jargon that wraps the simple truth.
From: Revelation Over Philosophy →فهي عبارات دهاشة ومقدمات دكاكة،
They are dazzling phrases and deceptive premises.
عِبَارَاتٌ — phrases. A feminine plural, 'expressions / phrases,' the predicate (indefinite, the -un): 'they are expressions...'. Logic's tricks are mere PHRASINGS — qualified by 'bewildering' next; dazzle, not substance.
From: Revelation Over Philosophy →OpenArabic teaches words like عِبَارَةٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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