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بَدَنٌ body in Arabic

بَدَنٌ is how you say “body” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فالصلاة والصيام والزكاة والحج، وإن كانت مشقة على البدن، فإنها راحة للقلب، وطهارة للروح

Prayer, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage, though burdensome on the body, are comfort for the heart and purification for the soul.

الْبَدَنِ the body

The bearer named after 'on', 'the body', in the genitive because the preposition governs it. Its 'the' marks the definite physical self.

From Facing God's Tests

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فإذا اكتفى بدون الشبع، حسن اغتذاء بدنه، وصلح حال نفسه وقلبه

If he is content with less than satiety, his body is well-nourished, and his soul and heart are in good condition.

بَدَنِهِ of his body

This is 'his body', the owner in 'nourishment of his body', in the genitive to mark possession, with the attached 'his' pointing to the person of the condition.

From Eating in Moderation

ومن تملى من الطعام شيئا، غذا بدنه، وأشرت نفسه، وقسا قلبه

Whoever fills himself with food nourishes his body but makes his soul arrogant and hardens his heart.

بَدَنَهُ his body

This is 'his body', the direct object of 'nourished', its object ending flagging it as what the verb acts on, with the attached 'his' tying it to the person of 'whoever'.

From Eating in Moderation

وإدمان الحلو يرخي الشهوة ويحمي البدن،

Continuous consumption of sweets weakens appetite and heats the body.

البَدَنَ the body

The al- marks this definite, 'the body', and it is the direct object of the verb before it, in the object ending. The ending shows the body is what is acted upon by the verb.

From The Art of Eating Well

والمالح يجفف البدن ويهزله

Saltiness dries the body and makes it emaciated.

البَدَنَ the body

The al- marks this definite, 'the body', and it is the direct object of the verb before it, in the object ending. The ending flags the body as the thing being dried.

From The Art of Eating Well

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