Arabic vocabulary
How to say “hands” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
ويكفي إيصالُ الترابِ إلى الوجهِ واليدينِ بأيِّ وسيلةٍ ممكنةٍ؛ باليدِ أو بخرقةٍ أو خشبةٍ
It is sufficient to apply the dust to the face and hands by any means possible, whether by hand, cloth, or wood.
وَاليَدَيْنِ — and hands. 'and the two hands,' the dual '-ayn' carrying 'exactly two,' in the -i form after 'to.' The second target alongside the face; the dust must reach both.
From: The Practice of Earth Cleansing →OpenArabic teaches words like يَدَيْن through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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