حَلَبَmilk

Example sentences

• فَحَلَبَ فِي قَعْبٍ كُثْبَةً مِنْ لَبَنٍ،

  Then he milked into a small container a lump of milk.

  فَحَلَبَ — then he milked. The 'fa-' (so/then) marks the next step, fused onto a past verb whose 'he' subject is built in, giving 'then he milked'. It advances the action of the scene. The third-person masculine doer rides inside the verb's shape.

  From: A Night with the Prophet →

• 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.

  فَحَلَبْتُ — so I milked. This pairs the connector fa- ('so/then') with a past-tense verb holding 'I' in its ending. The fa- advances the narrative to his next act, milking the evening drink, once the parents were already asleep.

  From: Three Men Saved by Sincerity →