Arabic vocabulary
عُسْرdifficulty in Arabic
عُسْر is how you say “difficulty” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَأَنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
And with hardship comes ease.
الْعُسْرِ — hardship. In the genitive after 'with', naming difficulty. Fronted before the subject, it sets up the promise that ease rides alongside the very hardship.
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