Arabic vocabulary
مَعْقُولreason in Arabic
مَعْقُول is how you say “reason” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
مَبْخُوسٌ حَظُّهُ مِنَ الْمَعْقُولِ،
He is diminished; his share of reason is small.
الْمَعْقُولِ — reason. A definite noun in the genitive because the preceding 'of' governs it. It names the domain, reason, in which the man's portion is said to be small. Carrying 'the', it points to reason as a known faculty rather than a vague idea.
From: Ignoring God's Guidance →
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