Arabic vocabulary

خَطَبًاmatter in Arabic

خَطَبًا is how you say “matter” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وَعِلَاجُ الأَبْدَانِ أَيْسَرُ خَطَبًا حِينَ تَعْتَلُ مِنْ عِلَاجِ الْعُقُولِ
And the treatment of bodies is an easier matter when they fall ill than the treatment of minds.
خَطَبًا — a matter. This noun is an accusative of specification: it pins down in WHAT respect bodies are easier, answering 'easier in terms of what?'. Arabic uses this accusative slot to narrow a vague comparison the way English would add 'as a matter' or 'in difficulty'. The indefinite ending (tanwin) marks it as a general, unbounded respect.
From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

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