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بَدَلَ instead in Arabic

بَدَلَ is how you say “instead” in Arabic.

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فقال الوالي إذاً خذ الناقة واعطه حمارك بدل الدراهم

The governor said: Then take the camel and give him your donkey instead of the dirhams.

بَدَلَ instead of

This is a noun 'substitute for, in place of' used as a connector before another noun. It heads a possessive pairing, 'in place of the dirhams', and its accusative ending lets it work as this adverbial 'instead of'. It sets up the swap relationship.

From Justice in the Field

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