Arabic vocabulary

إِلَيْكَto you in Arabic

إِلَيْكَ is how you say “to you” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

فَقَالَ مَا لِي إِذَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْكَ اِمْتَلَأْتُ رُعْبًا
He said, "What is the matter with me? When I looked at you, I was filled with terror."
اليك — at you. A preposition 'at/toward' fused with an attached 'you', marking the one looked at. One word carries both the relation and the person addressed.
From: Wealth and Knowledge on Trial →
فَقَالَ لِي اِجْلِسْ هَا هُنَا حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكَ
He said to me, "Sit here until I return to you."
إِلَيْكَ — to you. A preposition 'to/toward' fused with a 'you' ending, marking the listener as the one returned to. The single word covers 'to you' and aims the returning back at the addressee.
From: Paradise for the Sincere →

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