إصبع

إصبع

finger

Arabic → English

Example

جرحتُ إصبعي بالسكين.
I cut my finger with the knife.
Pronunciation: jaraḥtu iṣba‘ī bis-sikkīn
Grammar: إِصْبَع (iṣba‘) is a masculine noun meaning "finger." With a possessive suffix it becomes إصبعي (iṣba‘ī = my finger). The preposition بِـ (bi-) "with/by" is attached directly to the following noun.