Arabic vocabulary
How to say “clay” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
قَالَ لَا إِلَّا مِنْ طِيْنٍ
He said, "Only from clay."
طِيْنٍ — clay. The allowed material, 'clay', governed by 'from' and wearing the genitive ending the preposition forces. Its -in tail marks it indefinite -- clay as such -- the one thing the 'only' frame permits.
From: Those Who Spoke in the Cradle →OpenArabic teaches words like طِيْنٍ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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