Arabic vocabulary
اسْتَعَانَ is how you say “ask for help” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،
When he says: "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help," He says: "This verse is between Me and My servant in halves, and for My servant is what he asked,"
نَسْتَعِينُ — we ask for help. Present 'we seek help', subject 'we' inside; form-X; 'it is You alone we ask for aid'.
From: The Opening Chapter →OpenArabic teaches words like اسْتَعَانَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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