Arabic vocabulary

عَدٍّretinue in Arabic

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

Example sentences

فَسَارَ أَصْحَابُهُ مَعَهُ وَبِعَدِّهِ فِي ضَوْءِ نُورِهِ سَالِمِينَ مِنَ الْعَدُوِّ وَغُرُورِهِ
His companions set out with him and with his retinue, walking in the light of his radiance, safe from the enemy and its deception.
وَبِعَدِّهِ — and with his retinue. Stacks the attached 'and' and 'with/by' prefixes plus an attached 'his' suffix onto one noun. The leading 'and' coordinates this with the previous phrase, the 'with' sets the genitive shape, and the suffix names the owner.
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