احتسى

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ح س ي (ḥ-s-y)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iħ.ta.saː/

Verb

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

  1. to sip, to drink in small amounts
    اِحْتَسَيْتُ شَايًا مَغْرِبِيًّا بِٱلنَّعْنَاعِiḥtasaytu šāyan maḡribiyyan bi-n-naʿnāʿi(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (birds) to drink
    ذَانِكَ ٱلطَّائِرَانِ ٱحْتَسَيَا ٱلْمَاءَ بِمِنْقَارَيْهِمَاḏānika ṭ-ṭāʾirāni ḥtasayā l-māʾa biminqārayhimāThose two birds drank the water with their beaks.

Conjugation

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