Arabic vocabulary
بَوّابَة is how you say “gate” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
حرِّس بوابةَ عينيك وأُذنيك؛
Guard the gates of your eyes and ears;
بَوّابَةَ — the gate of. 'the gateway / portal,' in the -a form as object of 'guard,' heading an 'of' pair with 'your eyes [and ears].' A metaphor: the senses are the GATE through which input enters; guard it.
From: Guarding Your Attention →OpenArabic teaches words like بَوّابَة through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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