Arabic vocabulary
How to say “polytheists” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
انطلق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه حتى سبقوا المشركين إلى بدر وجاء المشركون،
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his companions set out until they reached Badr before the polytheists, and the polytheists came.
المُشْرِكينَ — the polytheists. This is the sound plural of 'polytheist' carrying 'the', and it is the object of 'outran', taking the object ending that this plural form shows. The definite article marks the known opposing group.
From: A Handful of Dates and Paradise →OpenArabic teaches words like مُشْرِكينَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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