Arabic vocabulary
عدوّenemy in Arabic
عدوّ is how you say “enemy” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
احْتَرز من عدوين هلك بهما أَكثر الْخلق
Be wary of two enemies by which most of creation has perished.
عَدُوَّيْنِ — two enemies. A dual 'two enemies' (the '-ayn' ending), genitive after 'from' — 'two foes'. The dual folds 'exactly two' into the noun.
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