Arabic vocabulary
النَّشِيجِplaintive sobs
How to say “plaintive sobs” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
إِلَى أَنْ عَلَا الضَّجِيجُ، وَتَرَدَّدَ بِشَهِقَاتِهِ النَّشِيجِ،
Until the clamor rose and reverberated with its plaintive sobs,
النشيج — the plaintive sobs. A descriptive noun in the genitive that follows and characterises the 'sobs' just before it. It stands in apposition, adding a further quality to that noun, and its genitive ending keeps it aligned with the word it elaborates.
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