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حَلِيب
milk /ħaˈliːb/
nounB1#1821 most common
Also: fresh milk, dairy milk
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الحَلِيبَ.
I love milk.
أَشرَبُ الحَلِيبَ كُلَّ صَباح.
I drink milk every morning.
الحَلِيبُ في الثَّلّاجَة.
The milk is in the fridge.
اشترى أبي زُجاجةَ حَلِيبٍ من السُّوق.
My father bought a bottle of milk from the market.
يُنصَحُ الأطفالُ بشُربِ الحَلِيبِ لتقويةِ العِظام.
Children are advised to drink milk to strengthen their bones.
يُعَدُّ الحَلِيبُ الطازَجُ مصدرًا غنيًّا بالكالسيوم والبروتينات الضروريّة للجِسم.
Fresh milk is considered a rich source of calcium and proteins the body needs.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَلِيبٌ | أَحْلِبَةٌ |
| Genitive | حَلِيبٍ | أَحْلِبَةٍ |
| Accusative | حَلِيبًا | أَحْلِبَةً |
| Vocative | يا حَلِيبُ | يا أَحْلِبَةُ |
Word family
حَلَبَto milk
حَلّابmilkman, milker
حَلُوبgiving milk (of an animal)
حِلابَةthe act of milking
مَحْلَبplace or vessel for milking
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ḥ-l-b, which carries the sense of milking. حَلِيب follows the faʿīl pattern, here naming the substance that is milked. The same root gives the verb حَلَبَ, meaning to milk an animal.
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