Arabic vocabulary
خَاطِبٌ is how you say “suitor” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
تزينت الْجنَّة للخُطَّاب
Paradise has adorned itself for the suitors.
لِلْخُطَّابِ — for the suitors. 'Li-' (for) fused with a broken plural 'wooers / suitors', genitive — 'for the suitors'. The 'li-' marks for whom Paradise has adorned itself: those who seek her hand.
From: Overcoming Desire →OpenArabic teaches words like خَاطِبٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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