Arabic vocabulary
اقْتِصَار is how you say “restriction” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
أمّا الاقتصارُ على ذِكرِ الاسمِ المُفرَدِ مُجرّدًا من جملةٍ ومعنى فليسَ من هديِ الوحي،
As for merely mentioning the single name detached from a sentence and meaning, it is not part of divine guidance,
الاقْتِصَارُ — limiting. 'the restricting, confining oneself', a verbal noun, nominative as the fronted topic. It heads toward 'on...' to say 'limiting oneself to just X'.
From: Words That Nourish the Heart →فينبغي الاقتصار على الموافق الشهي بلا إكثار منه
So, one should limit themselves to agreeable, delightful food, without excess.
الِاقْتِصَارُ — the limiting. This verb-derived noun, 'the limiting', is the subject of 'ought', telling you what is fitting to do. Carrying 'al-' and the subject ending, it names the act of restricting oneself as the thing recommended.
From: The One-Third Rule →OpenArabic teaches words like اقْتِصَار through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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