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بِأَبِي by my father in Arabic

بِأَبِي is how you say “by my father” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَوَ تَرْجُوهُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ

Abu Bakr said, "Do you hope for him? By my father, you!"

بِأَبِي by my father

A preposition 'by' carrying 'my' (the speaker) as a fused suffix; it heads the elliptical oath 'by my father (may he be ransom for you)'. The attached possessor takes the genitive after the preposition, and the phrase functions as a warm exclamation of devotion.

From The Secret Migration

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قَالَ إِنَّمَا هُمْ أَهْلُكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

He said, "They are indeed your people, by my father, O Messenger of God."

بِأَبِي by my father

A preposition 'by' carrying 'my' (the speaker's) father as a fused possessor; it heads the clipped oath 'by my father (be you ransomed)'. The attached possessor takes the genitive after the preposition, a warm interjection of devotion mid-sentence.

From The Secret Migration

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