Arabic vocabulary
سَبَّحَ is how you say “praise” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
يهللون الله ويسبحونه ويقدسونه ويحمدون الله
They declare Allah's oneness, glorify Him, sanctify Him, and praise Allah.
وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ — and glorify Him. wa- = 'and'; present-tense verb 'glorify, praise', 'they' form; the ending '-hu' adds 'Him' — 'and they glorify Him'.
From: Angels at al-Aqsa →قال يقولون يسبحونك، ويكبرونك، ويحمدونك، ويمجدونك،
He says: They say: They glorify You, declare Your greatness, praise You, and exalt You.
يُسَبِّحُونَكَ — They glorify You. A Form II verb 'glorify', sound masculine plural, with '-ka' = 'You' as object — 'they glorify You'. The doubled middle marks the devotional verb; the attached 'You' is God. It opens a list of four praises.
From: Where Angels Gather →سَبِّح اِسمَ رَبِّكَ الأعلى، الّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوّى
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, who created and perfected.
سَبِّحِ — glorify. This is a command form addressed to 'you' (a single man), ordering the act of glorifying. The command is built on a clipped verb shape with the 'you' subject understood, so no separate pronoun appears; it directly tells the listener to do it.
From: All Creation Praises Him →OpenArabic teaches words like سَبَّحَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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