Arabic vocabulary
بَطَأَslow
How to say “slow” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
إذا أبطأتك هموم الرزق، فاعمل بالأسباب واترك في قلبك فراغًا للثقة، فالقلق لا يزيد في الكيل حبةً واحدة
If worries about sustenance slow you down, act upon the means and leave space in your heart for trust, for anxiety does not add a single grain to the measure.
أَبْطَأَتْكَ — slow you down. Past-tense verb 'abta'at' = 'it slowed, held back'; '-at' marks feminine 'it'; '-ka' = 'you', so 'held you back'.
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