Arabic vocabulary
أَعْرَابِيBedouin in Arabic
أَعْرَابِي is how you say “Bedouin” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
ومن غفلات الأعراب أن أعرابيًا دخل مكة فطاف بالكعبة،
From the oversights of the Bedouins: A Bedouin entered Makkah and circumambulated the Ka'bah,
أَعْرَابِيًّا — a Bedouin. Indefinite (no al') and in the accusative -an because the 'that' particle grips it as its subject; so 'a certain Bedouin' is the one the fact is about.
From: Bedouin Manners →
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