Arabic vocabulary
How to say “protection” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
فَبَدَأَ الصدّيق بِدُخُولِهِ ليَكُون وقاية لَهُ إِن كَانَ ثَمَّ موذ
So the Truthful One began to enter it to be a protection for him if there was any harm.
وِقَايَةً — a protection. The predicate of 'be', accusative ('-an' tanwin) because the 'to be' verb governs it — 'be a shield'. Abu Bakr enters to serve as a guard.
From: The Night of the Migration →OpenArabic teaches words like وِقَايَةٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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