Arabic vocabulary
لَأَكُونَنَّlet me be in Arabic
لَأَكُونَنَّ is how you say “let me be” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فَجَلَسْتُ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ، فَقُلْتُ لَأَكُونَنَّ بَوَّابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْيَوْمَ،
So I sat by the door and said, "Let me be the doorkeeper of the Messenger of God today, may God bless him and grant him peace."
لَأَكُونَنَّ — let me be. An emphasis-'la' front plus a heavy 'definitely' ending wrap this verb into a firm resolve, 'let me surely be'. That front-and-back emphasis is Arabic's strong vow marker.
From: Three Companions Promised Paradise →
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