Arabic vocabulary
عِبَاcoarse cloth in Arabic
عِبَا is how you say “coarse cloth” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَأكْثر فِي الْإِنْفَاق فَمَا قلل حَتَّى تخَلّل بالعبا
He spent abundantly without lessening until he wore coarse cloth.
بِالْعِبَا — coarse cloth. 'Bi-' (in / with) fused with 'rough garments / sackcloth', genitive (a weak ending, so unmarked) — 'in coarse cloth'. The 'bi-' marks what he ended up clad in, having given all away.
From: Abu Bakr: First Champion of Islam →
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