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How do you say "martial arts" in Arabic?
فنون الدفاع عن النفس
Finoon ildifaeA Aan ilnafs
In Arabic, "martial arts" is فنون الدفاع عن النفس.
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Pronunciation
Three words: 'fi-NOON il-di-FAH-a Ahn il-NAHFS' with stress distributed across the phrase.
Writing and usage
Finoon uses 'fa', 'noon', 'waw', 'noon'. Difa uses 'dal', 'fa', 'alif'. Nafs uses 'noon', 'fa', 'seen'. Full Arabic phrase.
Example sentence
فنون الدفاع عن النفس مفيدة
Martial arts are beneficial.
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How to remember فنون الدفاع عن النفس
Finoon means arts. Difa means defense. Nafs means self. The arts of self-defense.
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Questions about فنون الدفاع عن النفس
How do you say "martial arts" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "martial arts" is فنون الدفاع عن النفس. It is a noun.
How is فنون الدفاع عن النفس written in Arabic?
Finoon uses 'fa', 'noon', 'waw', 'noon'. Difa uses 'dal', 'fa', 'alif'. Nafs uses 'noon', 'fa', 'seen'. Full Arabic phrase.
How is فنون الدفاع عن النفس used in a sentence?
Use فنون الدفاع عن النفس as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: فنون الدفاع عن النفس مفيدة (Martial arts are beneficial.).
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