Arabic vocabulary
How to say “perhaps you” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
وَكُنْ بَاحِثًا عَنْ دَفَائِنِ هَوَاهَا لَعَلَّكِ تَسْلَمِينَ،
And be searching for the hidden treasures of its desire, that perhaps you may be saved,
لعلكِ — perhaps you. A particle of hope or expectation carrying '-ki', the feminine 'you', marking the listener as a woman. It opens a 'perhaps you will...' clause, framing the salvation that follows as a hoped-for outcome rather than a stated fact.
From: Guidance for the Seeker →OpenArabic teaches words like لَعَلَّكِ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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