Arabic vocabulary
How to say “sunnas” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
فذلك لأن أصحاب مالك يسمون هذه سنناً،
This is because Malik's followers call these sunnas.
سُنَنًا — sunnas. 'recommended practices', accusative — the second object ('call these sunnas'); broken plural of 'sunna'.
From: Required Remembrance →فذلك لأن أصحاب مالك يسمون هذه سنناً،
This is because the followers of Malik refer to these as recommended practices,
سُنَنًا — recommended practices. 'recommended practices', accusative — the second object ('call these sunnas'); broken plural of 'sunna'.
From: Praise and Petition in Prayer →فذلك لأن أصحاب مالك يسمون هذه سنناً، والسنة عندهم قد تكون واجبة إذا تركها أعاد،
This is because Malik's followers call these practices Sunnah, and a Sunnah in their view can be obligatory; if it is left, it must be repeated.
سُنَنًا — Sunnah. An indefinite plural noun serving as the second object of 'they call' (they call these X). Its accusative ending marks it as what the practices are being named, the predicate of the naming verb.
From: Praise and Supplication in Prayer →OpenArabic teaches words like سُنَن through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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