Arabic vocabulary
How to say “pillars” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
ومع كل مراجعةٍ تُثبّت الأعمدة وتُخفّف الزخرف
With each review, you firm up the pillars and simplify the adornment.
الأَعْمِدَةَ — the pillars. A broken plural, 'the pillars / columns,' in the -a form as object of 'firm up' — a building metaphor for the core supports of knowledge. Each review makes these firmer, while trimming the decoration, next.
From: Retaining the Quran →OpenArabic teaches words like أَعْمِدَة through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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