Arabic vocabulary
مَنْزِلَةٍposition in Arabic
مَنْزِلَةٍ is how you say “position” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
وَالصَّبْرُ لَهَا بِمَنْزِلَةٍ الْخِطَامِ وَالزِّمَامِ لِلْمَطِيَّةِ
And patience for it is like the bit and the rein for the mount.
بِمَنْزِلَةٍ — in the position of. The bi- prefix here builds a likeness phrase ('in the position of'), governing a noun into the genitive. It sets up the simile comparing patience to a bridle.
From: Patience and the Human Self →
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