How to say "despite, in spite of" in Arabic
New wordMeaningdespite, in spite of
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
رَغْمَ
raghmaרע'ם
رغم
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
למרות
lamrotلَامْرُوت
How the two words are related
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No Hebrew relative — learn it fresh.
Arabic root
ر-غ-مNo Hebrew relative — the rare root ر-غ-م literally means 'to force, to press a nose into the dust' (an old idiom for humiliation). رَغْمَ is short for the fuller عَلَى الرَّغْمِ مِن, 'upon [being] forced away from' — a vivid backstory for a plain little word.
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In a phrase
خَرَجْنَا رَغْمَ الْمَطَر
kharajnā raghma al-maṭarח'רג'נא רע'ם אל-מטרWe went out despite the rain.