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شَراب
drink, beverage /ʃaˈraːb/
nounA1#618 most common
Also: beverage, wine or alcoholic drink, medicinal syrup
Example sentences
هٰذا شَرابٌ بارِدٌ.
This is a cold drink.
أُحِبُّ شَرابَ البُرتُقالِ.
I like orange drink.
هل تُريدُ شَراباً ساخِناً؟
Do you want a hot drink?
قدّمَ لنا النادِلُ شَراباً لذيذاً بعدَ العَشاءِ.
The waiter served us a delicious drink after dinner.
حذّرَهُ الطّبيبُ مِن الإكثارِ مِن الشَّرابِ الكُحوليِّ.
The doctor warned him against too much alcoholic drink.
في الأدبِ القديمِ يُرمَزُ بالشَّرابِ إلى نشوةٍ روحيّةٍ تتجاوزُ اللذّةَ الحسّيّةَ.
In classical literature, drink stands for a spiritual ecstasy beyond sensual pleasure.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | شَرابٌ | أَشْرِبةٌ |
| Genitive | شَرابٍ | أَشْرِبةٍ |
| Accusative | شَراباً | أَشْرِبةً |
| Vocative | يا شَرابُ | يا أَشْرِبةُ |
Word family
شَرِبَto drink
مَشْروبbeverage
شارِبdrinker; mustacheمَشْرَبbar, drinking place
شُرْبthe act of drinkingEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ش-ر-ب (sh-r-b), meaning to drink. It is the noun of drinking, formed on the faʿāl pattern, so it names the thing one drinks. Through medieval trade and medicine the Arabic word passed into Europe, giving English syrup, sherbet, and shrub.
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