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غَبُوق evening drink in Arabic

غَبُوق is how you say “evening drink” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فنأى بى طلب الشجر يوماً فلم أرح عليهما حتى ناما فحلبت لهما غبوقهما فوجدتهما نائمين فكرهت أن أوقظهما وأن أغبق قبلهما أهلاً أو مالاً،

One day, I was delayed by seeking wood and did not return to them until they had fallen asleep. I milked their evening drink for them, but I found them asleep and disliked to wake them or to serve my family or wealth before them.

غَبُوقَهُمَا their evening drink

This noun is the direct object of 'milked', so it takes the accusative ending, and it carries the dual possessor -huma, 'their (two) evening drink'. The suffix folds the pair-owners onto the noun, naming whose portion was prepared.

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More example sentences

فلبثت والقدح على يدى أنتظر استيقاظهما حتى برق الفجر والصبية يتضاغون عند قدمى فاستيقظا فشربا غبوقهما

So I waited with the vessel in my hand until dawn broke, and the children were crying at my feet. They then awoke and drank their evening drink.

غَبُوقَهُمَا their evening drink

This noun is the direct object of 'drank', so it takes the accusative ending, and it carries the dual possessor -huma, 'their (two) evening drink'. The suffix marks the portion as belonging to exactly the two parents.

From Three Men Saved by Sincerity

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