Arabic vocabulary

إِطَالَةlengthening in Arabic

إِطَالَة is how you say “lengthening” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

غير أنهم بإطالة العبارة، وإبعاد الإشارة،
However, by lengthening expression and extending indications.
بِإِطَالَةِ — by lengthening. 'by lengthening' — 'bi' (by means of) plus 'itala', genitive, head of an 'of' pairing with 'the expression'; a form-IV verbal noun.
From: Misguided Methodology →
مع الإحالة والإطالة،
Along with referral elsewhere and prolongation.
وَالإِطَالَةِ — and prolongation. 'and the drawing-out' — 'wa' plus 'itala', genitive — and long-windedness.
From: Misguided Methodology →

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