Arabic vocabulary
How to say “restrain” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
ضع نيةً محددة كإبرة بوصلتك، ثم اجعل أعمالك الصغيرة تدور حولها وضوء حاضر، نظرة مصروفة عن فضول، كلمة مكفوفة عن إيذاء، ابتسامة تُثبِّت قلبًا واهيًا
Set a specific intention as your compass needle, then let your small deeds revolve around it: a mindful ablution, a glance turned away from curiosity, a restrained word from harm, a smile that steadies a weak heart.
مَكْفُوفَةٌ — restrained. 'makfufa' = 'held back, restrained'; describes 'a word'.
From: On Sincerity →OpenArabic teaches words like كَفَّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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