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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to strive (for)

سعى، يسعى، سعيا (لـ \ إلى)‏

سَعى، يَسْعى، سَعْياً (لِـ \ إِلى)‏

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Categories:
Speech register: lofty
Knowledge: passive
Lesson: 11
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: فَعَلَ
Form: I
Root: سعي
Subject: Feelings and senses

Sample sentences:

‫تَسْعى المُنَظَّماتُ غَيرُ الحُكومِيَّةِ إلى الدِّفاعِ (Verteidigung) عَنْ حُقوقِ الإنْسانِ‬

‫تَسْعى الحُكومَةُ إلى تَخْفِيفِ تَلَوُّثِ البِيئَةِ‬