Arabic vocabulary

عِنَانrein in Arabic

عِنَان is how you say “rein” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

أنه لما كان بابُ المناظرة في الرد والقبول مُتَّسِعًا، وكل واحدٍ من المتناظرين في الاستدلال والجواب يرسل عِنانه في الاحتجاج، ومنه ما يكون صوابًا ومنه ما يكون خطأً،
that since the field of debate in rejection and acceptance was wide, and each debater in reasoning and answering would let loose his reins in argumentation, some of it being correct and some incorrect,
عِنَانَهُ — his reins. 'his rein' — 'inan' plus 'his', accusative object — 'gives his reins free play', a horse metaphor for arguing unchecked.
From: Rules of Scholarly Debate →

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