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drinking in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sharb
- Arabizi
shurb- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ش ر ب
How to use it
الشَّرْبُ is the noun for “drinking”. It refers to the act of consuming liquids, especially water or beverages. In everyday speech the verb شَرِبَ is more common, but the noun appears in formal contexts and instructions.
Example sentences
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الشَّرْبُ يُفِيدُ الصِّحَّةَ.
ash-sharbu yufīdu al-ṣiḥḥata.
Drinking benefits health.
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يُحَبُّ الشَّرْبُ بَعْدَ التَّمَرُّنِ.
yuḥabbu ash-sharbu baʿda al-tamarruni.
Drinking is liked after exercising.
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تَجَنَّبْ الشَّرْبَ الْمُسْكَرَاتِ.
tajannab ash-sharba al-muskarāti.
Avoid drinking alcoholic drinks.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Were you drinking?
هل كنت تشرب؟
Drinking water quality
2 - نوعية مياه الشرب
Has Mike quit drinking?
هل أقلع مايك عن الشرب؟
The guys were drinking.
كان الفتيان يشربون.
Tom is drinking a beer.
توم يشربة الجعة.
Sami was drinking water.
كان سامي يشرب الماء.
Tom is drinking champagne.
توم يشرب الشامبانيا.
This isn't drinking water.
هذه المياه غير صالحة للشرب.
(ii) Drinking water safety
'2` مأمونية مياه الشرب
Tom is drinking some coffee.
توم يتناول قليلا من القهوة.
He was sitting drinking wine.
كان جالسا، يحتسي النبيذ.
I prefer drinking coffee to drinking tea.
أفضل شرب القهوة على شرب الشاي.
Questions and answers
Is الشَّرْبُ only for liquids?
Yes, it refers to drinking any liquid, not food.
Can الشَّرْبُ be used for alcohol?
Yes, but often specified as شَرْبُ الكُحولِ.
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