Arabic vocabulary
How to say “that” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
أقسام ١ منهم من يحتج بأنه على تصحيح مذهبه وتقوية خاطره مع أنه لا يغلب على ظنه أن ذلك هو المراد بالآية وإنما يقصد الظهور على خصمه
Categories: 1 - Among them are those who argue to support their position and reinforce their view, even though they do not truly believe it is the intended meaning of the verse, but rather they aim to triumph over their opponent.
بِأَنَّهُ — with that it. 'bi-' plus the emphatic 'that' plus 'it' — 'arguing that it...'. The 'that' grips the following idea and puts its subject 'it' into the -a form. He argues that the verse serves his aim, spelled out next.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →أقسام ١ منهم من يحتج بأنه على تصحيح مذهبه وتقوية خاطره مع أنه لا يغلب على ظنه أن ذلك هو المراد بالآية وإنما يقصد الظهور على خصمه
Categories: 1 - Among them are those who argue to support their position and reinforce their view, even though they do not truly believe it is the intended meaning of the verse, but rather they aim to triumph over their opponent.
أَنَّهُ — indeed it. The emphatic 'that' (with 'it/he' attached, pushed into the -a form) completing 'even though.' It introduces the truth he ignores: that he does not really believe his own reading.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →أقسام ١ منهم من يحتج بأنه على تصحيح مذهبه وتقوية خاطره مع أنه لا يغلب على ظنه أن ذلك هو المراد بالآية وإنما يقصد الظهور على خصمه
Categories: 1 - Among them are those who argue to support their position and reinforce their view, even though they do not truly believe it is the intended meaning of the verse, but rather they aim to triumph over their opponent.
أَنَّ — that. Another emphatic 'that,' opening the very claim that fails to prevail in his mind: that this is the verse's intended sense. It packages the proposition he secretly doubts.
From: How Scholars Read Scripture →OpenArabic teaches words like أَنّ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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