Arabic vocabulary

اِسْتِعَانَةِseeking help in Arabic

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

Example sentences

وَأَوْصَى عِبَادَهُ بِالِاسْتِعَانَةِ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلٰوَةِ عَلَى نَوَائِبِ الدُّنْيَا وَالدِّينِ
And he advised his servants to seek help through patience and prayer when facing the calamities of the world and of religion.
بِالِاسْتِعَانَةِ — by seeking help. The bi- prefix marks the means of the advice ('to/with'), leading a definite action-noun ('seeking help'). The preposition governs the genitive, naming what they were advised toward.
From: Patience and God's Help →

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