بَدَنٌbody

Example sentences

• 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 →

• 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 →