Arabic vocabulary
ائْذَنْ is how you say “allow” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْذَنْ لِعَشَرَةٍ فَأَذَنَ لَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا، ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا،
Then he said, "Allow ten." He granted them permission, and they ate until they were full. Then they went out.
ائْذَنْ — allow. The command-form 'allow / give leave' again, the bare instruction to admit. The command shape gives the direct order; it governs the 'for ten' phrase that follows.
From: The Barley Loaf That Fed Eighty →ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْذَنْ لِعَشَرَةٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا،
Then he said, "Permit ten." He permitted them, and they ate until they were full, then they went out.
ائْذَنْ — permit. The command-form 'allow / give leave' once more, the bare order to admit. It governs the 'for ten' phrase naming whom to let in.
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