Arabic vocabulary
عُلماء is how you say “scholars” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
اعلم أن في كل طائفة من علماء هذه الأمة ما يذم ويعاب، فتجنبه
Know that in every group of scholars of this nation, there is what is blameworthy and disgraceful, so avoid it.
عُلَمَاءِ — scholars. This noun, scholars, is in the genitive after the partitive preposition and the head of a possessive pairing owning the demonstrative-plus-noun that follows. It reads 'scholars of', the chain naming whose scholars.
From: When Recitation Breeds Pride →OpenArabic teaches words like عُلماء through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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