Arabic vocabulary
How to say “sad” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
قَالَ فأمسى كئيبًا حَزينًا
So he became sad and sorrowful.
كَئِيبًا — sad. 'ka'ib' = 'gloomy, downcast'. The '-an' ending marks it as what he became.
From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →فَلَمَّا جلس إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لسَيِّده مَا لي أَرَاك كئيبًا حَزينًا فاعرض عَنهُ
So when he sat down with him, he said to his master, 'Why do I see you sad and sorrowful?' But he turned away from him.
كَئِيبًا — sad. Describes 'you'; the '-an' ending marks this accusative state.
From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →OpenArabic teaches words like كَئِيبٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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