Arabic vocabulary
يَشُمُّsmell
How to say “smell” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فهي بمنزلة الرائحة التي يشمها مَنْ جَالَس حامل المسك،
it is like the fragrance that is sensed by those who sit with the musk carrier,
يَشُمُّهَا — senses it. A present-tense verb 'smells' with '-ha' (it) attached as object, its subject coming next — the scent being smelled. The feminine suffix points back to 'the fragrance'.
From: The Meaning of Fasting →
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