إِشْرَبْdrink

Example sentences

• فَقُلْ لَهُ إِشْرَبْ مَا بَيْنَ ضِفَّتَيَّ النَّهْرِ أَوِ الْمَدِّ

  Then say to him, "Drink whatever is between my two banks, the river or the tide."

  إِشْرَبْ — drink. A command form, 'drink!', the quoted counter-offer. The 'you' addressee is inside the verb; the bare imperative shape is the order, with the initial vowel just aiding pronunciation.

  From: Luqman's Wisdom and Trial →

• فَإِنَّهُ سَيَقُولُ لَكَ إِشْرَبْ مَا بَيْنَ الضِّفَّتَيْنِ

  He will say to you, "Drink what is between the two banks."

  إِشْرَبْ — drink. A command form, 'drink!', the words he is predicted to say. The 'you' addressee is inside the verb; the bare imperative shape carries the order, the initial vowel just easing pronunciation.

  From: Luqman's Wisdom and Trial →