Arabic vocabulary
How to say “poor” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
النَّفْسُ مَجْبُولَةٌ عَلَى سُوءِ الأَدَبِ
The self is inherently inclined towards poor manners.
سُوءِ — poor. 'su'' = 'badness, poorness'; first half of an 'of' phrase: 'the badness of...'. Takes the 'of' ending after the preposition.
From: Taming the Lower Self →OpenArabic teaches words like سوء through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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