حمار donkey in Arabic
حمار is how you say “donkey” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
أنه كان له حمار فمرض،
He had a donkey that got sick,
حمار donkey
The thing possessed, 'a donkey', the delayed subject of 'there was'. It is left indefinite, no 'the', because the story is introducing it for the first time.
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More example sentences
فأخذ جحا الدواء وذهب به إلى الحمار ووضعه في عينه،
Joha took the medicine and went to the donkey and put it in its eye,
الحمار the donkey
The destination, 'the donkey', in the genitive after the preposition, made definite by its 'the'.
فمات الحمار من ساعته
so the donkey died instantly.
الحمار the donkey
The one that died, 'the donkey', named after the verb and so taking the subject ending. Its 'the' marks the definite animal of the story.
أَن رجلا كَانَ يُسمى حمارا
A man was called "Himar" (Donkey).
حِمَارًا Himar
This noun is indefinite and its ending is accusative because it is the name given by the passive 'was called' verb. Even with a passive naming verb, the assigned name takes this object-style ending, marking it as what he was called.