Arabic vocabulary
مُدَافَعَتِهِdefending his self in Arabic
مُدَافَعَتِهِ is how you say “defending his self” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَقِلَّةً مَقْدِرَتِهِ عَلَى مُدَافَعَتِهِ
And his lack of ability to defend his self.
مُدَافَعَتِهِ — defending his self. An action-noun naming the act of 'defending', with a possessor 'his' fused on the end marking whose self is defended. Governed by the preceding preposition, it takes the 'of' (genitive) ending. Arabic often turns a whole 'to defend himself' idea into one such noun.
From: The Four Inner Guards →
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