أَكَلُواthey ate

Example sentences

• فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا، ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا،

  So they ate until they were full, then they went out,

  فَأَكَلُوا — so they ate. The fa- carries the next beat -- 'so they ate' -- the '-oo' plural ending marking 'they', the admitted ten. The fa- ties the eating to their being let in.

  From: The Barley Loaf That Fed Eighty →

• ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْذَنْ لِعَشَرَةٍ فَأَذَنَ لَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا، ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا،

  Then he said, "Allow ten." He granted them permission, and they ate until they were full. Then they went out.

  فَأَكَلُوا — so they ate. The fa- chains the eating onto the leave -- 'so they ate' -- the '-oo' plural marking 'they'. It ties the meal to their admission as before.

  From: The Barley Loaf That Fed Eighty →

• ثُمَّ قَالَ ائْذَنْ لِعَشَرَةٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ فَأَكَلُوا حَتَّى شَبِعُوا ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا،

  Then he said, "Permit ten." He permitted them, and they ate until they were full, then they went out.

  فَأَكَلُوا — then they ate. The fa- chains the eating onto their admission -- 'so they ate' -- the '-oo' plural marking 'they'. It keeps the cycle's pattern going.

  From: The Barley Loaf That Fed Eighty →