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تَلَاعَب to toy with in Arabic

تَلَاعَب is how you say “to toy with” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

رَأَيْتُ إِبْلِيسَ فِي الْمَنَامِ عُرْيَانًا يَتَلَاعَبُ بِالنَّاسِ

I saw Iblis in a dream, naked and toying with the people.

يَتَلَاعَبُ toying with

A present-tense verb on a reciprocal/playful pattern, 'toying, sporting', carrying its 'he' subject inside. As a present verb within the report it describes an action ongoing at the time of the dream, layered onto the 'naked' state. It leads into the 'with the people' phrase naming whom he toys with.

From Seeking Refuge from the Devil

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