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ذَنْب sin in Arabic

ذَنْب is how you say “sin” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وإن زللتَ فـأستغفرُ الله معناها طلبُ سترِ الذنب مع عزمٍ على إصلاحه؛ فالاستغفارُ بلا تصحيحٍ مجرّدُ صوت

And if you slip, 'I seek forgiveness from Allah' means asking for the concealing of the sin with a resolve to correct it; seeking forgiveness without correction is merely sound.

الذَّنْبِ of the sin

Genitive closing the chain — 'the sin' to be hidden. al- makes it the specific lapse just committed.

From Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart

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More example sentences

تُوضَع بطاقةٌ فيها كلمة التوحيد في كفّة، وتُقابِلها سجلاّتٌ من الذنوب في الكفّة الأخرى، فتغلب البطاقةُ بما فيها من حقٍّ خالص

A card with the word of monotheism is placed on one side, and records of sins on the other side; the card outweighs them with its pure truth.

الذُّنُوبِ sins

Genitive after 'min' — 'the sins'; broken plural, the contents of the scrolls.

From Small Deeds, Great Reward

ولما أقام الحجة وبين الحجة إرتهن كل نفس بكسبها وآخذها بذنبها

And when the proof was established and made clear, every soul is held accountable for its deeds and taken for its sins.

بِذَنْبِهَا for its sins

This noun has the preposition 'with/by' fused to its front and an attached possessive pronoun, so 'for its sin'. The preposition marks the grounds of the seizing, and the owner pronoun points back to the soul.

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