Arabic vocabulary
دَابَّةٌbeast
How to say “beast” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فالنفس كالدابة، إن أحسنت عِلفها ومَشْيها وصلت بك إلى المرعى، وإن أطلقت لها العِنان أوردتك مورد الهلكة
For the soul is like a beast; if you nurture and guide it well, it will lead you to pasture, but if you give it free rein, it will bring you to destruction.
كَالدَّابَّةِ — is like a beast. 'ka-' = 'like'; 'al-' = 'the'; 'dabba' = 'riding animal, beast', so 'like the beast'.
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