Arabic vocabulary
How to say “small” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
ينبع الطريق إلى تهذيب النفس من ملاحظة اللحظة الصغيرة التي تمر بين شهيق وزفير
The path to refining the soul springs from noticing the small moment that passes between inhalation and exhalation.
الصَّغِيرَةِ — small. 'saghira' = 'small'; describes 'the moment', matching it as feminine.
From: Small Daily Habits →كلما راقبتها في التفاصيل الصغيرة صار أثرُها في القرارات الكبيرة أصدق
The more you watch over it in the small details, the more truthful its impact becomes on major decisions.
الصَّغِيرَةِ — the small. An adjective, 'the small,' on 'details,' feminine singular because the non-human plural 'details' takes that agreement, and in the -i form. Minding intention in the little things is what strengthens it for the big.
From: Purifying Your Intentions →اصنع عادةً صغيرةً تُجرّك إلى الأخرى
Build a small habit that pulls you toward the next one.
صَغِيرَةً — small. An adjective, 'small,' on 'habit,' in the -a form to match it. A SMALL habit — deliberately modest, easy to keep — is what to build; its power is that it drags you to another, as the verb next says.
From: Steady Spiritual Habits →OpenArabic teaches words like صَغِيرَةٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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