Arabic vocabulary
ابْتِلَاءٌ is how you say “trial” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
والابتلاء بقرناء السوء الَّذين يفسدون الْقلب ويضيعون الْوَقْت
And the trial of bad companions who corrupt the heart and waste time.
وَالِابْتِلَاءُ — and the trial. wa- = 'and'; al- = 'the'; ibtila means 'trial, testing' — the subject of the phrase.
From: Returning to God →إن الله تعالى خلق الخلق ليعبدوه، وجعل الدنيا دار ابتلاء واختبار
Indeed, Allah the Exalted created the creation to worship Him, and made the world a place of trial and test.
ابْتِلَاءٍ — trial. The owner closing 'a place of trial', set right after the head-noun and so taking the genitive ending. Being indefinite, it leaves the whole pairing indefinite, 'a place of some trial'.
From: Facing God's Tests →OpenArabic teaches words like ابْتِلَاءٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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