أَوْشَكَ be about in Arabic
أَوْشَكَ is how you say “be about” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
كَالرَّاعِي يَرْعَى حَوْلَ الْحِمَى يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَرْتَعَ فِيهِ،
Like the shepherd who grazes around a sanctuary, nearly falling into it.
يُوشِكُ he is about
A verb meaning 'is on the point of, nearly', subject 'he' inside. It is one of the verbs that take an 'an' clause to complete them, here 'about to graze in it', expressing imminence.
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More example sentences
وَأَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَنَالَ مِنْهُ غَرَضَهُ
And his enemy was about to achieve his aim against him.
وَأَوْشَكَ and was about to
The joining 'wa-' on a past-tense verb meaning 'was on the verge of', which expects a following 'to...' clause to name what nearly happened. It marks imminence rather than a completed act.