Arabic vocabulary
بَطَأَ is how you say “slow” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
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'.
From: On Sincerity →OpenArabic teaches words like بَطَأَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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