Arabic vocabulary

عَقْلًاsense in Arabic

عَقْلًا is how you say “sense” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ أَحْمَقَ خَرَجَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَاسْتَفَادَ عَقْلًا فَلَا تُصَدِّقْ
And if it is said to you that a fool went to a town and gained sense, then do not believe it.
عُقَلَاءُ — sense. This noun is the thing the fool is claimed to have gained, the content the report turns on. Its plural shape names sense or understanding as the supposed acquisition. It completes the reported clause that the following denial will reject.
From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

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