Arabic vocabulary
إذsince in Arabic
إذ is how you say “since” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Example sentences
إذْ هو بشر،
Since he is human,
إِذْ — when. A particle giving the reason or circumstance — 'since / seeing that'. Here it explains why the lapse is unavoidable: because he is human. It is causal rather than asking 'when'.
From: Repelling the Devil →إِنَّمَا أبعدنا إِبْلِيس إِذْ لم يسْجد لَك
Indeed, We cast out Iblis because he did not prostrate to you.
إِذْ — because. A particle giving the reason / circumstance — 'since / because'. Here it explains the banishment: because he refused.
From: Remembering and Loving God →
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