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عَسَل
honey /ˈʕa.sal/
nounB1#1769 most common
Also: sweetheart (term of endearment, colloquial)
Example sentences
العَسَلُ حُلْوٌ.
Honey is sweet.
أُحِبُّ العَسَلَ مَعَ الخُبْزِ.
I like honey with bread.
أَضَعُ مِلْعَقَةً مِنَ العَسَلِ في الشّايِ.
I put a spoon of honey in the tea.
يُنْتِجُ النَّحْلُ العَسَلَ مِنْ رَحيقِ الأَزْهارِ.
Bees produce honey from flower nectar.
يُقالُ إِنَّ العَسَلَ يُقَوّي المَناعَةَ ويُخَفِّفُ السُّعالَ.
It is said that honey strengthens immunity and eases a cough.
في الجَنَّةِ أَنْهارٌ مِنْ عَسَلٍ مُصَفّىً، كَما وَرَدَ في القُرْآنِ الكَريمِ.
In paradise there are rivers of purified honey, as mentioned in the Quran.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | عَسَلٌ | أَعْسالٌ |
| Genitive | عَسَلٍ | أَعْسالٍ |
| Accusative | عَسَلاً | أَعْسالاً |
| Vocative | يا عَسَلُ | يا أَعْسالُ |
Word family
عَسَلِيّhoney-colored, hazel
مَعْسُولhoneyed, sweet (of speech)
عَسَّالbeekeeper, honey seller
عَسَلِيَّةa honey-based sweet
Etymology
The word comes from the common Semitic root ʿ-s-l, which carries the sense of honey and sweetness. It is an old and stable term in Arabic, used in classical poetry and the Quran. The form has changed little over the centuries.
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