Arabic vocabulary
How to say “treachery” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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.
From: Vigilance Against Worldly Deception →OpenArabic teaches words like مَكَائِدًا through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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