Arabic vocabulary

عطارherbalist in Arabic

عطار is how you say “herbalist” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

فقيل له ائت العطار واشتر له دواء
so he was told: 'Go to the herbalist and buy some medicine for it.'
العطار — the herbalist. The destination, 'the herbalist', the object the command verb of going aims at. It takes the object ending and its 'the' marks the definite seller.
From: Reflections on Literal Obedience →
فذهب إلى العطار
He went to the herbalist
العطار — the herbalist. The destination, 'the herbalist', in the genitive after the preposition, made definite by its 'the'.
From: Reflections on Literal Obedience →
فقال العطار خذ هذا الدواء واجعله في إحدى عينيه
The herbalist said, 'Take this medicine and put it in one of its eyes.'
العطار — the herbalist. The speaker, 'the herbalist', named after the speech-verb in the usual verb-first order. It carries the subject ending and stays definite with 'the'.
From: Reflections on Literal Obedience →
فغضب جحا ورجع إلى العطار
Joha was angry and went back to the herbalist
العطار — the herbalist. The destination, 'the herbalist', in the genitive after the preposition, made definite by its 'the'.
From: Reflections on Literal Obedience →

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