Arabic vocabulary
عَلَيْupon
How to say “upon” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وكذلك نهى صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الأكل متكئا ،
And similarly, the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade eating while reclining.
وَسَلَّمَ — and granted peace. The 'wa-' adds the second half of the blessing, 'and grant peace', a past-tense verb completing the standard formula.
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