Arabic vocabulary
لامِعshiny/bright
How to say “shiny/bright” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
ليس كلُّ لامعٍ نافِع، ولا كلُّ مفيدٍ صاخب
Not everything that glitters is beneficial, and not everything useful is noisy.
لامِعٍ — that glitters. An active participle, 'glittering / shiny,' indefinite, in the -i form, owned in 'all that glitters.' The attractive surface — which is NOT always beneficial, as the predicate next says. Looks deceive.
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