تَنَاوُلٌconsume

Example sentences

• فَيَنْدُرُ مَنْ يَتَنَاوَلُ بِمُقْتَضَى مَصْلَحَتِهِ وَلا يَتَعَدَّى

  So rare are those who eat only what benefits them and do not go beyond that.

  يَتَنَاوَلُ — consume. Present-tense verb, subject 'he' built in.

  From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →

• كان من سنة الهند أنهم إذا أرادوا تناول الغذاء اغتسلوا

  It was a custom in India that when they wanted to eat, they would bathe.

  تَنَاوُلَ — to eat. This is an action-noun, 'the taking', that names the activity of eating as a thing. It opens a possessive pairing, 'the taking of the food', and as the object of 'wanted' it carries the -a ending while heading that pairing.

  From: The Art of Eating Well →