Arabic vocabulary
خِطَامِbit
How to say “bit” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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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