عطارherbalist

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 →