LessonsThe Prohibitive: Negation, Prohibition and Jussive EndingsQuiz

Two examples prohibit raising the voice or speaking loudly in a particular manner.

لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ
Do not raise your voices above the Prophet's voice.

لَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ
Do not speak loudly to him as you speak loudly to one another.

Both verbs lose inflectional nūn: تَرْفَعُونَ ← تَرْفَعُوا, تَجْهَرُونَ ← تَجْهَرُوا.

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Prohibition in Respectful Speech

The Prohibitive: Negation, Prohibition and Jussive Endings

Two examples prohibit raising the voice or speaking loudly in a particular manner.

لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ
Do not raise your voices above the Prophet's voice.

لَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ
Do not speak loudly to him as you speak loudly to one another.

Both verbs lose inflectional nūn: تَرْفَعُونَ ← تَرْفَعُوا, تَجْهَرُونَ ← تَجْهَرُوا.