Arabic vocabulary
مَكَائِدًاtreachery in Arabic
مَكَائِدًا is how you say “treachery” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَإِنَّ الْهَوَى مَكَائِدًا
Indeed, desire is treachery!
مَكَائِدًا — treachery. An indefinite plural formed by an internal-reshaping pattern, naming schemes or plots, here used to brand desire as sheer treachery. As the statement made about the emphasized 'desire', it completes the assertion 'desire is plots', driving home the warning's force.
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