Arabic vocabulary
يَكْبُوstumble in Arabic
يَكْبُو is how you say “stumble” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ جَعَلَ الصَّبْرَ جَوَّادًا لا يَكْبُو
Now then, God, Glorified be He, has made patience a steed that does not stumble.
يَكْبُو — stumble. A present-tense verb 'it stumbles', with its 'it' subject (the steed) inside, negated by the preceding 'not' to give 'that does not stumble'. The clause qualifies the indefinite 'steed' from the previous word. So the metaphor is a tireless mount.
From: Patience and God's Help →
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