يَنُوءَ lie down in Arabic
يَنُوءَ is how you say “lie down” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
قَالَتْ فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ فَذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ،
She said, so we did; he washed, then he went to lie down, and he fainted.
لِيَنُوءَ to lie down
The li- prefix here marks purpose, 'in order to', and it pushes the following present verb into the subjunctive. That mood-shift is how a listener hears the lying-down as the goal he set out for, not as something already done.
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ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ،
Then he went to lean over and fainted.
لِيَنُوءَ to lean over
The li- prefix marks purpose, 'in order to', and forces the following present verb into the subjunctive. That mood is what frames the leaning-over as his intended goal rather than a completed act.
فَقَعَدَ فَاغْتَسَلَ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ،
He sat down, washed himself, went to lie down, and fainted.
لِيَنُوءَ to lie down
The li- prefix marks purpose, 'in order to', and forces the following present verb into the subjunctive, framing the lying-down as the aim rather than a finished act.