يُرَاءِيshow off in Arabic

Example sentences

• كما قال تعالى ﴿الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاؤُونَ وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ﴾

  As He, the Almighty, said, 'Those who show off and withhold simple assistance.'

  يُرَاءُونَ — show off. This present-tense verb carries a built-in plural 'they' subject and is in the pattern of showing oneself to others, 'they make a show'. The mutual-style pattern carries the sense of acting for others to see, the meaning of showing off.

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