غِذَاءٌnourishment

Example sentences

• وَنَدُرَ مِثَالُهُ أَنَّ شَهْوَةَ الْمَطْعَمِ إِنَّمَا خُلِقَتْ لاجْتِلابِ الْغِذَاءِ

  A rare example of this is that the craving for food was only created to draw nourishment.

  الْغِذَاءِ — nourishment. 'al-' = 'the'; the 'of' word (genitive).

  From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →

• فإذا اكتفى بدون الشبع، حسن اغتذاء بدنه، وصلح حال نفسه وقلبه

  If he is content with less than satiety, his body is well-nourished, and his soul and heart are in good condition.

  اغْتِذَاءُ — nourishment. This is the front half of 'nourishment of his body', a possessive pairing with no word for 'of'. It is the subject of 'becomes good' before it and takes its definiteness from the owner that follows.

  From: Eating in Moderation →

• كان من سنة الهند أنهم إذا أرادوا تناول الغذاء اغتسلوا

  It was a custom in India that when they wanted to eat, they would bathe.

  الغِذَاءِ — the food. The al- makes this definite, 'the food'. As the owner closing the pairing 'the taking of the food', it stands directly after the action-noun with no word for 'of' and takes the -i possessor ending.

  From: The Art of Eating Well →