Arabic vocabulary
زِمَامٌa rein
How to say “a rein” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْمَطِيَّهِ خِطَامٌ وَلَا زِمَامٌ شَرِدَتْ فِي كُلِّ مَذْهَبٍ
If the mount had neither a bridle nor a rein, it ran off in every direction.
زِمَامٌ — a rein. An indefinite noun ('a rein') as the second denied subject under 'nor', parallel to the bridle. Its indefiniteness keeps the denial sweeping.
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