احتسى

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح س ي (ḥ-s-y)

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Verb[edit]

اِحْتَسَى (iḥtasā) VIII, non-past يَحْتَسِي‎ (yaḥtasī)

  1. to sip, to drink in small amounts
    اِحْتَسَيْتُ شَايًا مَغْرِبِيًّا بِٱلنَّعْنَاعِiḥtasaytu šāyan maḡribiyyan bi-n-naʕnāʕiI sipped Moroccan mint tea
  2. (birds) to drink
    ذَانِكَ ٱلطَّائِرَانِ ٱحْتَسَيَا ٱلْمَاءَ بِمِنْقَارَيْهِمَاḏānika ṭ-ṭāʔirāni ḥtasayā l-māʔa biminqārayhimāThose two birds drank the water with their beaks.

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