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لَبَن
milk /ˈla.ban/
nounB2#4199 most common
Also: yogurt or soured milk drink (Levantine/Egyptian dialects), curdled milk, buttermilk
Example sentences
تَشْرَبُ الطِّفْلَةُ اللَّبَنَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.
The little girl drinks milk every morning.
أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَشْرَبَ كَوْبًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ.
I like to drink a cup of milk before sleeping.
تَقُومُ أُمِّي بِتَحْضِيرِ اللَّبَنِ الرَّائِبِ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ.
My mother makes yogurt at home.
يُعْتَبَرُ اللَّبَنُ مَصْدَرًا مُهِمًّا لِلْكَالْسِيُومِ فِي غِذَاءِ الْأَطْفَالِ.
Milk is considered an important source of calcium in children's diet.
اِخْتَلَطَتْ رَائِحَةُ اللَّبَنِ الطَّازَجِ بِرَائِحَةِ الْخُبْزِ السَّاخِنِ فِي الْمَطْبَخِ الْقَدِيمِ.
The smell of fresh milk mixed with the smell of hot bread in the old kitchen.
لَطَالَمَا اِرْتَبَطَ إِنْتَاجُ اللَّبَنِ فِي الْقُرَى بِطُقُوسٍ مَوْسِمِيَّةٍ تَوَارَثَتْهَا الْأَجْيَالُ عَبْرَ الزَّمَنِ.
Milk production in the villages has long been tied to seasonal rituals passed down through generations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لَبَنٌ | أَلْبَانٌ |
| Genitive | لَبَنٍ | أَلْبَانٍ |
| Accusative | لَبَنًا | أَلْبَانًا |
| Vocative | يَا لَبَنُ | يَا أَلْبَانُ |
Word family
لَبَنَةlabneh, strained yogurt cheese
لَبَّانmilkman, dairy seller
لَبَنِيّmilky, dairy-related
أَلْبَانdairy products (plural of لبن)
Etymology
لَبَن comes from the triliteral Semitic root ل-ب-ن. Classical Arabic dictionaries use it as the general word for milk. The same root appears across Semitic languages with a sense of whiteness, which suggests the liquid was named for its color. In several modern dialects the meaning narrowed to a fermented milk drink or yogurt, while حليب took over as the everyday word for fresh milk.
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