Arabic vocabulary
أَكْلٌeating
How to say “eating” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وكذلك نهى صلى الله عليه وسلم عن الأكل متكئا ،
And similarly, the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade eating while reclining.
مُتَّكِئًا — while reclining. This is a descriptive word, 'while reclining', built on the doer-pattern and set in the object case to mark the manner of the eating. It tells you the posture being condemned, the way English adds 'while reclining'.
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