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Arabic · word

لي

lī

of me

/liː/preposition

Meanings

  • preposition · A1

    Combines the preposition li- with the first-person pronoun to indicate a beneficiary, recipient, or reference ('to me', 'for me', 'of me').

    اشْتَرَى صَدِيقِي هَدِيَّةً لِي.

  • preposition · A1

    Used at the beginning of a sentence to express possession, meaning 'I have'.

    لِي أَخٌ كَبِيرٌ يَعِيشُ فِي جِدَّةَ.

Appears in 2 scenarios

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