praise in Arabic: مدح (madaḥa) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

مَدْح madḥ — praise · commendation and compliment

How to use it

The verb 'madaḥa' (to praise) and its noun form 'madḥ' (praise) are common in Arabic. They are used to express admiration and commendation. The root 'm-d-ḥ' signifies this meaning.

Example sentences

مَدَحَ المُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ عَلَى جَهْدِهِ.

madaḥa al-muʿallimu al-ṭāliba ʿalā jahdihi.

The teacher praised the student for his effort.
نَزَلَ القُرْآنُ بِمَدْحِ الصَّابِرِينَ.

nazala al-qur'ānu bi-madḥi al-ṣābirīna.

The Quran descended with praise for the patient.
يَسْتَحِقُّ العَمَلُ الجَيِّدُ المَدْحَ.

yastaḥiqqu al-ʿamalu al-jayyidu al-madḥa.

Good work deserves praise.

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.

Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh, my soul.

هللويا. سبحي يا نفسي الرب‎.

Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

سبحي يا اورشليم الرب سبحي الهك يا صهيون‎.

for they loved men's praise more than God's praise.

لانهم احبوا مجد الناس اكثر من مجد الله

Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah!

‎كل نسمة فلتسبح الرب. هللويا

House of Israel, praise Yahweh! House of Aaron, praise Yahweh!

‎يا بيت اسرائيل باركوا الرب. يا بيت هرون باركوا الرب‎.

Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh.

هللويا. سبحوا يا عبيد الرب. سبحوا اسم الرب‎.

Praise Yah! Praise Yahweh from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!

هللويا. سبحوا الرب من السموات سبحوه في الاعالي‎.

Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh! Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,

هللويا. سبحوا اسم الرب. سبحوا يا عبيد الرب

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

هللويا. سبحوا الرب من السموات سبحوه في الاعالي‎.

Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.

هللويا. سبحوا يا عبيد الرب. سبحوا اسم الرب‎.

Praise Yah! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!

هللويا. سبحوا الله في قدسه. سبحوه في فلك قوته‎.

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

هللويا. سبحوا الله في قدسه. سبحوه في فلك قوته‎.

Related words and expressions

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