Arabic vocabulary
بِالْيَدِ is how you say “by hand” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
ويكفي إيصالُ الترابِ إلى الوجهِ واليدينِ بأيِّ وسيلةٍ ممكنةٍ؛ باليدِ أو بخرقةٍ أو خشبةٍ
It is sufficient to apply the dust to the face and hands by any means possible, whether by hand, cloth, or wood.
بِالْيَدِ — by hand. The 'bi-' of means — 'by the hand,' the first example of how to apply the dust. The definite 'the hand' here gives a concrete instance of the open 'any means'.
From: The Practice of Earth Cleansing →OpenArabic teaches words like بِالْيَدِ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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