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غِذاء
food /ɣiˈðaːʔ/
nounB1#1899 most common
Also: nourishment, nutrition, nutriment
Example sentences
الحليب غِذاء جيد.
Milk is good food.
الفواكه غِذاء صحي للأطفال.
Fruit is healthy food for children.
يحتاج الجسم إلى غِذاء متوازن كل يوم.
The body needs balanced nourishment every day.
يوفّر هذا النظام غِذاءً غنيًّا بالفيتامينات.
This diet provides nourishment rich in vitamins.
القراءة غِذاء للعقل والروح.
Reading is nourishment for the mind and soul.
يعتمد ازدهار الشعوب على توفير غِذاءٍ كافٍ وآمن لكل فرد.
The prosperity of nations depends on providing sufficient and safe food for every individual.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غِذاءٌ | أَغْذِيةٌ |
| Genitive | غِذاءٍ | أَغْذِيةٍ |
| Accusative | غِذاءً | أَغْذِيةً |
| Vocative | يا غِذاءُ | يا أَغْذِيةُ |
Word family
غَذَّىto nourish, to feed
تَغْذِيةnutrition, feeding
غِذائيّdietary, nutritional
مُغَذٍّnutritious
أَغْذِيةfoodstuffs (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the triliteral Arabic root غ-ذ-و, which carries the sense of nourishing or feeding. The pattern فِعال forms the abstract noun for the thing that nourishes. It is a native Semitic formation with no borrowing involved.
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