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عِيَالٌ dependents in Arabic

عِيَالٌ is how you say “dependents” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

قَالَ إِنِّي مُحْتَاجٌ، وَعَلَيَّ عِيَالٌ، وَلِيَّ حَاجَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ

He said, "I am in need, and I have dependents, and I have an urgent need."

عِيَالٌ dependents

An indefinite plural noun standing as the thing 'upon me', the subject of the have-clause. With no 'the', it states the burden in general terms, the dependents the speaker must support; Arabic puts it after the preposition phrase to mean 'I have dependents'.

From The Verse of the Throne

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More example sentences

قَالَ دَعْنِي فَإِنِّي مُحْتَاجٌ، وَعَلَيَّ عِيَالٌ لَا أَعُودُ،

He said, "Let me go; I am in need and have dependents. I will not return."

عِيَالٌ dependents

An indefinite plural noun standing as the thing 'upon me', the subject of the have-clause. With no 'the', it names the burden in general, the dependents the speaker supports; its placement after the preposition-phrase yields 'I have dependents'.

From The Verse of the Throne

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