Arabic vocabulary

نَدَامَةremorse in Arabic

نَدَامَة is how you say “remorse” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

بل هو وبال على صاحبه وخزي وحسرة وندامة
Rather, it is a burden on the owner and a disgrace, regret, and remorse.
وَنَدَامَةٌ — and remorse. Joined by 'and', the fourth predicate noun closing the list, naming remorse. Its bare ending keeps it indefinite and parallel to the others stacked up as the burdens that knowledge becomes.
From: Knowledge and Humility →
فَيَرْجِعُونَ بِحَسْرَةٍ وَنَدَامَةٍ مَا رَجَعَ الْأَوَّلُونَ وَالْآخِرُونَ بِمِثْلِهَا
They will return with a regret and remorse the likes of which none of the first or last have ever experienced.
وَنَدَامَةٍ — and remorse. The connector 'and' joined to a noun 'remorse', paired with 'grief' before it, both indefinite. It adds the second emotion they return in, parallel to the first.
From: Turned Away at the Gate →

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