Arabic vocabulary
عِبَاcoarse cloth
How to say “coarse cloth” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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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