Arabic vocabulary
How to say “well” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
مثل ما روي عن أبي حمزة الصوفي أنه وقع في بئر فجاء رجلان فَطمّاها،
Like the story narrated about Abu Hamza al-Sufi, who fell into a well, and then two men came and filled it up.
بِئرٍ — a well. This noun is the place fallen into, held in the governed form by 'into'. Its bare ending marks it indefinite, 'a well'.
From: Trust in God →OpenArabic teaches words like بِئر through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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