Arabic vocabulary
How to say “praise” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
وسُبحانَ ربّي الأعلى في السجود؛ لأنّها ثناءٌ وتعظيمٌ وإقرارٌ بالعبودية
and "Glory be to my Lord, the Most High" in prostration, because it is praise, glorification, and an acknowledgment of servitude.
ثَنَاءٌ — praise. 'praise', nominative indefinite — the predicate 'it is praise'. After the 'anna...' subject, this bare noun completes 'because it is praise'.
From: Words That Nourish the Heart →فأخر السؤال عن الحمد والثناء والمجد،
So he placed the request after praise, glorification, and exaltation.
وَالثَّنَاءِ — and glorification. 'and the extolling', joined by 'wa', genitive — a near-synonym of praise.
From: The Opening Chapter →وأيضاً فنوع الثناء أضافه الرب إلى نفسه،
And also, a type of praise was attributed by the Lord to Himself,
الثَّنَاءِ — the praise. Genitive owner of 'kind' — 'the extolling, praise'.
From: The Opening Chapter →بل ما وجب من الفاتحة وجب بعد الثناء
However, the obligation of Al-Fatiha comes after the praise.
الثَّنَاءِ — the praise. Genitive owner of 'after' — 'the extolling'; its obligation falls after the praise.
From: Required Remembrance →فإنما أوجبه بعد التشهد الذي هو ثناء، وهو قول طاووس ووجه في مذهب أحمد
It is only obligated after the tashahhud, which is praise, according to Tawus and in one view within Ahmad's school.
ثَنَاءٌ — praise. 'praise', nominative predicate — 'the tashahhud, which is praise'; the reasoning hinges on this.
From: Required Remembrance →وأيضاً فنوع الثناء أضافه الرب إلى نفسه، ونوع السؤال أضافه إلى عبده
And also, the type of praise is attributed by the Lord to Himself, and the type of supplication is attributed to His servant.
الثَّنَاءِ — praise. Genitive owner of 'kind' — 'the extolling, praise'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →وأيضاً فجماهير العلماء على إيجاب الثناء،
And also, the majority of scholars hold the obligation of praise.
الثَّنَاءِ — praise. Genitive owner of 'making obligatory' — 'the praise'; the majority hold extolling to be obligatory.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →بل ما وجب من الفاتحة وجب بعد الثناء،
Rather, what is obligatory from the Fatiha is required after the praise,
الثَّنَاءِ — the praise. Drawn into the genitive by 'after' just before it, shown by the '-i' ending. The definiteness marks it as the specific praise of God that opens the prayer, not praise in general.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →فإنما أوجبه بعد التشهد الذي هو ثناء،
It is made obligatory after the Tashahhud, which is a form of praise,
ثَنَاءٌ — praise. The predicate naming what the tashahhud is; its tanwin marks it indefinite and nominative, the case for the thing being asserted. The indefiniteness frames it as praise by category — the tashahhud counts as an act of praise.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →OpenArabic teaches words like ثَنَاء through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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