Arabic vocabulary
خِطَامِbit in Arabic
خِطَامِ is how you say “bit” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَالصَّبْرُ لَهَا بِمَنْزِلَةٍ الْخِطَامِ وَالزِّمَامِ لِلْمَطِيَّةِ
And patience for it is like the bit and the rein for the mount.
الْخِطَامِ — the bit. A definite noun ('the bit/bridle') in the genitive within the simile, the first thing patience is likened to. The al- marks it as the known piece of tack.
From: Patience and the Human Self →
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