Arabic vocabulary
How to say “prostration” 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.
السُّجُودِ — prostration. Genitive after 'fi' — 'the prostration', the moment for this second formula.
From: Words That Nourish the Heart →وفي السجود سبحانَ ربّي الأعلى فتضعُ النفسَ موضعَها عبدٌ يقتربُ بسجوده لا بصورةٍ يُنشِرها
In prostration: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High,' you place the self in its position: a servant who draws near through prostration, not through an image to be shared.
السُّجُودِ — prostration. Genitive after 'fi' — 'the prostration', the posture this formula belongs to.
From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →وفي السجود سبحانَ ربّي الأعلى فتضعُ النفسَ موضعَها عبدٌ يقتربُ بسجوده لا بصورةٍ يُنشِرها
In prostration: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High,' you place the self in its position: a servant who draws near through prostration, not through an image to be shared.
بِسُجُودِهِ — through prostration. 'by his prostration' — 'bi' of means plus 'prostration' plus 'his'. It names how he draws near: through the act of bowing, the 'his' tying it to the servant.
From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →وتسبيح الركوع والسجود كذلك أيضاً عند أحمد وغيره،
And the tasbih of bowing and prostration is likewise according to Ahmad and others.
وَالسُّجُودِ — and prostration. 'and prostration', joined by 'wa', genitive — the paired posture.
From: Required Remembrance →وتسبيح الركوع والسجود كذلك أيضاً عند أحمد وغيره،
And the glorification in bowing and prostration is also required according to Ahmad and others,
وَالسُّجُودِ — and prostration. 'and prostration', joined by 'wa', genitive — the paired posture.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →OpenArabic teaches words like سُجُود through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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