مُسْتَقِيمٌ straight in Arabic
مُسْتَقِيمٌ is how you say “straight” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
ومع الزمن تُحوِّل الجهدَ من تبعثرٍ إلى خطٍّ مستقيم،
Over time, you transform effort from dispersion to a straight line.
مُسْتَقِيمٍ straight
A Form X participle, 'straight / upright,' an adjective on 'line,' matching it as indefinite and in the -i form. The effort, once scattered, becomes a STRAIGHT line — aimed steadily at the goal.
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ومنهم مستقيم القدم وفيهم العثر،
And among them are the steadfast in the path and among them are the stumbling,
مُّسْتَقِيمُ the steadfast
This is a doer-style describing noun, 'the one keeping straight', and it is the first half of a possessive pair joined to what is kept straight. As the leading noun it leans on the word after it for its meaning, forming a 'steadfast of the path' unit with no separate word for 'of'.
وَإِذا لآتيناهم من لدنا أجرا عَظِيما ولهديناهم صراطا مُسْتَقِيمًا
And if We were to give them from Us a great reward, and (so) guide them to a straight path.
مُسْتَقِيمًا straight
Adjective, 'straight', describing 'path'. Following its noun, it matches the object form and indefinite ending, giving 'a straight path'.
لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
I will set your straight path before them.
الْمُسْتَقيم straight
A describing word ('straight') made definite by 'al-' to match 'your path'. Even though the path already counts as definite through its 'your', the adjective still takes 'al-' to agree with it and lock on as its modifier.