Arabic vocabulary
جِسْمbody in Arabic
جِسْم is how you say “body” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فداو سقما بجسم أَنْت متلفه وأبرد غراما بقلب أَنْت مضرمه
Cure an ailment with the body you are destroying... and cool down a flame with the heart you are igniting.
بِجِسْمٍ — with the body. 'Bi-' (with) fused with 'a body', genitive (the tanwin), indefinite — 'with a body'. The 'bi-' marks the means: the very body He is wasting.
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