Arabic vocabulary
How to say “this” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
وهذا لا يتمكن الشيطان منه إلا بما عنده من سلاحه،
And the devil cannot overpower him except with what he possesses of his weaponry.
وَهٰذَا — and this. 'And' plus the demonstrative 'this', the fronted topic — pointing back to the corrupt heart. It sets up 'this is what the devil cannot reach except by…'.
From: How Satan Exploits Weakness →وهذا أعم قسم وقع في القرآن فإنه يعم العلويات والسفليات والدنيا والآخرة وما يرى وما لا يرى
And this is the most comprehensive oath found in the Qur'an, as it includes the higher and lower realms, this world and the hereafter, and what is seen and what is not seen.
وَهٰذَا — And this is. An 'and' fused to the near demonstrative 'this', opening a verbless sentence with the 'is' understood, 'and this is...'. It points to the oath just cited.
From: Proof in All Creation →ففي ضمن هذا القسم أن كل ما يرى ومالا يرى آية ودليل على صدق رسوله
Within this oath, it is implied that everything seen and not seen is a sign and evidence of the truth of His Messenger.
هٰذَا — this. The 'near' demonstrative 'this' as the owning element of the phrase, 'within this...'. It points to the oath just discussed.
From: Proof in All Creation →ظهر له أن هذا القرآن من عند الله
It became clear to him that this Qur'an is from Allah.
هَذَا — this. The 'near' demonstrative 'this', pointing to the Quran, here the leading element of the subject 'this Quran'. It is the 'near' pointer used for something present or freshly named.
From: Proof in All Creation →OpenArabic teaches words like هٰذَا through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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