Arabic vocabulary
How to say “skill” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
وحقها صنعة وإتقان وتحرير مما لا أجر فيه ولا وزر،
And its truth is skill and perfection without reward or punishment.
صَنْعَةٌ — skill. This indefinite noun is the predicate — 'is craft / skill'. Being the fresh comment, it stays indefinite and the 'is' goes unwritten. The sentence values the sound side of the discipline as mere technique.
From: Intention in Islam →بل هي صنعة بلا ثواب ولا عقاب،
Rather, it is a craft without reward or punishment.
صَنْعَةٌ — an endeavor. This indefinite noun is the predicate — 'is a craft'. The fresh comment stays indefinite and the 'is' is left out. The verdict: it is mere technique, nothing sacred.
From: Intention in Islam →وهو صنعة ومعيشة ينال بها الرجل السعادة والدنيا،
It is a craft and a livelihood through which a person attains happiness and worldly success.
صَنْعَةٌ — a craft. This indefinite noun is the predicate — 'is a craft'. The fresh comment stays indefinite and the 'is' is unwritten. It pairs with the coordinated noun next to give a two-part predicate.
From: Intention in Islam →بصنعته استدار المصير وتحوى،
By His craftsmanship, the intestines coiled and folded.
صَنْعَتِهِ — His craftsmanship. This noun takes the 'of' ending from the preposition before it, and 'his' is fused to its end, pointing back to God in the surrounding praise. The attached owner makes 'his craftsmanship', with the divine referent traced from the wider passage rather than a nearby noun.
From: All Creation Praises Him →OpenArabic teaches words like صَنْعَةٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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