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عطار herbalist in Arabic

عطار is how you say “herbalist” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

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

The English is machine-translated.

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More example sentences

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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