Arabic vocabulary
عَبِّdrinking
How to say “drinking” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
قال أبقراط استدامة الصحبة بعب الماء، ويترك الامتلاء من الطعام والشراب
Hippocrates said that maintaining health involves drinking water and avoiding fullness from food and drink.
بِعَبِّ — by drinking. The 'bi-' marks the means, 'by gulping', and forces the genitive on the following noun. It tells you the method by which the maintaining is achieved, the instrument of the action.
From: Moderation in Medicine →
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