Arabic vocabulary
How to say “lifting” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
قَدْ بَدَتْ خَلاَخِلُهُنَّ وَأَسْوَاقُهُنَّ رَافِعَاتٍ ثِيَابَهُنَّ،
Indeed, their anklets were plainly visible, and their sashes were raised, lifting their garments,
رَافِعَاتٍ — lifting. A participle that works adjective-like, describing the women in the act of lifting; it stands as a state-describer rather than a finished verb. Built by reshaping the verb's letters, it gives the ongoing 'lifting' sense alongside the main clause.
From: A Companion at Battle →OpenArabic teaches words like رَافِعَاتٍ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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