Arabic vocabulary
بِالْمَاءِwith water in Arabic
بِالْمَاءِ is how you say “with water” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
بَلَغَ مِنْ بِرِّهِ بِأَبِيهِ أَنَّ يَحْيَى كَانَ لاَ يَتَوَضَّأُ إِلَّا بِالْمَاءِ الْحَارِّ،
His dutifulness toward his father reached such a degree that Yahya would not perform ritual ablution except with hot water.
بِالْمَاءِ — with water. The bi- here means 'with / by means of', naming the substance used, and it fuses with a noun carrying al- 'the'. The preposition forces that noun into the genitive form. It is the exception the sentence allows: the only thing he would wash with.
From: A Son Protecting His Father →
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