Arabic vocabulary

اِسْتَعَانَseek assistance in Arabic

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

Example sentences

حين تقول بِسمِ الله، فالمعنى أبدأ عملي مُستعينًا بالله، وأجعل نتيجته لوجهه
When you say, 'In the name of Allah,' the meaning is: I begin my work seeking assistance from Allah, and I dedicate its outcome for His sake.
مُسْتَعِينًا — seeking assistance. 'seeking help', an active participle in the accusative because it describes the doer's state while acting — 'I begin... while relying'. From 'ask for aid'; the accusative is the 'how, in-what-state' marker.
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