Arabic vocabulary

؛; in Arabic

؛ is how you say “;” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

افصل بين الحاجة والرغبة؛ الحاجة تُقيمك، والرغبة إن تُركت بلا ضابط تستهلكك
Distinguish between need and desire; need establishes you, while desire, if left unchecked, consumes you.
؛ — ;. Punctuation used to separate related but distinct clauses.
From: On Sincerity →
لا تُحاور كسلك كما لو كان قدرًا؛ عامله كعضلةٍ تُدرَّب
Do not treat your laziness as if it were destiny; treat it as a muscle to be trained.
؛ — ;. Used to separate clauses within a sentence.
From: On Sincerity →

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