Arabic vocabulary
يُسْرَى is how you say “left” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
ومن سُنَنِه التسميةُ، وتقديمُ اليُمنى على اليُسرى، والمُوالاةُ، وتخفيفُ التراب إذا كان كثيرًا، وألّا يُكَرِّر المسح
Among its Sunnahs: saying 'Bismillah', preferring the right over the left, continuity, lightening the dust if it is excessive, and not repeating the wiping.
الْيُسْرَى — the left. 'the left [side],' feminine, in the -i form after 'over.' The side that comes second; preferring right over left is the recommended order.
From: The Practice of Earth Cleansing →OpenArabic teaches words like يُسْرَى through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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