Arabic vocabulary
سَبِيلًا is how you say “path” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَتَضَيَّقَ سَبِيلًا مَا زَالَ مُتَّسِعًا فَفَرَّقَ الأَكْثَرُونَ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيعًا
And a path that had remained wide became narrow, so the majority divided their religion and became sects.
سَبِيلًا — a path. An indefinite noun in the accusative shape, the path that the narrowing acts on. Its accusative ending marks it as the thing affected by the action.
From: Finding the Prophet's Way →وَتَحُجُّ الْبَيْتَ إِنْ اِسْتَطَعْتَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
And perform the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so.
سَبِيلًا — a way. An indefinite noun 'a way' in the accusative, used to specify in what respect ability is meant, 'able as to a way to it'. The accusative here narrows the ability to the means of reaching the House.
From: Faith and Worship →OpenArabic teaches words like سَبِيلًا through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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