Arabic vocabulary
وَيْحَwoe
How to say “woe” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
ويحك ما أطول أملك وأسوأ عملك
Woe to you! How long are your hopes, and how bad are your deeds!
وَيْحَكَ — woe to you. An exclamation noun 'woe' with 'you' attached, a fixed rebuke-formula meaning 'woe to you'. The attached 'you' names the target of the reproach. It is an interjection-style construction Arabic forms by adding the pronoun straight onto the woe-word, opening the scolding that follows.
From: Sincere Worship →
Learn Arabic vocabulary in context
OpenArabic teaches words like وَيْحَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
Get the app