Arabic vocabulary
طِيْنٍclay in Arabic
طِيْنٍ is how you say “clay” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
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.
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