Arabic vocabulary
فَدَىransom
How to say “ransom” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فَقَالَ لَهُ القامر أشْرب مَا فِي النَّهر وَإِلَّا فافتد مِنْهُ
So the winner said to him, 'Drink what is in the river, or ransom yourself from it.'
فَافْتَدِ — ransom yourself. 'fa-' = 'then'; command 'iftadi' = 'ransom yourself!, buy your way out!'; 'you' is built in.
From: Luqman's Response to Injustice →
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