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ضَفَّةٌ banks in Arabic

ضَفَّةٌ is how you say “banks” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَقل لَهُ اشرب مَا بَين ضفتي النَّهر أَو الْمَدّ

Then say to him, 'Drink what is between the banks of the river or the tide.'

ضِفَّتَيْ the two banks of

'difa' = 'bank'; the '-ay' ending marks the dual ('two banks') in a construct: 'the two banks of...'.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

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More example sentences

فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَك اشرب مَا بَين الضفتين

For he will say to you, 'Drink what is between the riverbanks.'

الضِّفَّتَيْنِ the riverbanks

'al-' = 'the'; the '-ayn' ending marks the dual — 'the two banks'.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

فَإِذا قَالَ لَك ذَلِك فَقل لَهُ احْبِسْ عني الْمَدّ حَتَّى اشرب مَا بَين الضفتين

Then if he says that to you, say to him: 'Hold back the tide from me until I drink what is between the riverbanks.'

الضِّفَّتَيْنِ the two riverbanks

'al-' = 'the'; the '-ayn' ending marks the dual.

From Luqman's Response to Injustice

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