Arabic vocabulary
لَيِّنsoft
How to say “soft” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
إن وجدتَ قلبَك ألينَ، ولسانَك أصدقَ، ويَدَك أعدلَ، فذلك ثمرُه
If you find your heart softer, your tongue more truthful, and your hand more just, that is its fruit.
أَلْيَنَ — softer. 'softer', the comparative of 'soft', accusative as the second piece of 'find X to be Y' — 'find your heart softer'. The af'al comparative shape names a 'more' without a separate 'more'.
From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →
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