Arabic vocabulary
عَبِّdrinking in Arabic
عَبِّ is how you say “drinking” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
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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