Arabic vocabulary
How to say “seize” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
فاغتنم أيام شبابك قبل هرمك،
So seize the days of your youth before your old age.
فَاغْتَنِمْ — so seize. This 'fa-' is a connector fused to a command-form verb: 'so seize'. The verb is a direct order to 'you', and the 'fa-' frames the command as the conclusion drawn from the warning about life's brevity.
From: Seize the Days You Have →فاغتنم أيام شبابك قبل هرمك،
So seize the days of your youth before your old age.
فَاغْتَنِمْ — so seize. This 'fa-' is a connector fused to a command-form verb: 'so seize'. The verb is a direct order to 'you', and the 'fa-' frames the command as the conclusion drawn from the warning about life's brevity.
From: While You Still Can →OpenArabic teaches words like اغتنم through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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