English → Arabic
intention in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- niyya
- Arabizi
niyya- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- نِيَّاتٌ niyyāt
- Root
- ن ي ي
How to use it
“Intention” translates to نِيَّة in Arabic, a feminine noun meaning the purpose behind an action. It is often used in moral or religious contexts. The plural نِيَّات refers to multiple purposes or aims.
Example sentences
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هَذِهِ نِيَّتِي أَنْ أُسَاعِدَكَ.
hādhihi niyyatī an usāʿida-ka.
My intention is to help you.
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كُلُّ نِيَّةٍ صَادِقَةٍ تُقَبَّلُ.
kullu niyyatin ṣādiqatin tuqbalu.
Every sincere intention is accepted.
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تَأَكَّدْ مِنْ نِيَّتِكَ قَبْلَ الفِعْلِ.
taʾakkad min niyyatika qabl al-fiʿli.
Make sure of your intention before acting.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
That wasn't my intention.
لم يكن ذلك قصدي.
That was not my intention.
كانت نيّتي كذلك.
I have no intention of seeing him.
أنا لا أنوي رؤيته.
We have no intention of starting war.
وليس لدينا أي نية لبدء حرب.
They have no intention of parting with it.
وهم لا يعتزمون مفارقة هذه السلطة.
We have no intention to keep them permanently.
فنحن لا نعتزم الاحتفاظ بها إلى الأبد.
But it is capacity, not intention, that counts.
إلا أن المهم في الأمر هنا هو امتلاك هذه القدرة وليس النية.
It is not our intention to emphasize statistics.
وليس في نيتنا أن نركز على الإحصاءات.
Torturers are thus advised to deny such an intention.
وعلى هذا فإن المحامين يوصون القائمين على التعذيب بإنكار نية التعمد.
Annex 1 Notification of intention to engage in prospecting
الإخطار بالعزم على التنقيب
But Ghanem categorically denied that he had such intention.
لكن غانم نفى بشكل قاطع أن لديه مثل هذه النية.
And yet, at the same time, the exceptions which are admitted depend upon intention or inferences of intention.
ومع ذلك، وفي الوقت ذاته، تتوقف الاستثناءات التي أُقرت على النية أو استنتاجات النية.
Questions and answers
Can “intention” be used for a plan?
Yes, you can say « نيتي هي أن… » to express a planned action.
Is there a verb derived from نِيَّة?
The verb « نَوَى » (nawā) means “to intend”.
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