Arabic vocabulary
سهمarrow in Arabic
سهم is how you say “arrow” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
يَمْرُقُونَ من الْإِسْلَام كَمَا يَمْرُق السهْم من الرَّمية
They exit from Islam as an arrow passes through its target.
السَّهْمُ — the arrow. This noun carries 'the' and is the subject of the passing verb, named after the verb in the usual order, with the plain subject ending. It identifies the arrow as the thing that shoots through.
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