Arabic vocabulary
How to say “gray-haired” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
فَقَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاكَ شَخِيبًا
He said, "Why do I see you so gray?"
شَخِيبًا — gray-haired. An adjective in the accusative serving as the describing object of 'I see', telling how the other looks: worn or gray. Arabic marks this 'see someone as something' description with the accusative.
From: Staying Firm in Faith →OpenArabic teaches words like شَخِيبًا through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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