أَرْضَعَ (aarḍaʿa)to breastfeed

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb أَرْضَعَ (aarḍaʿa) — “to breastfeed”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: أَرْضَعَ يُرْضِعُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَرْضَعَ aarḍaʿaيُرْضِعُ yurḍiʿuأَرْضِعْ aarḍiʿإِرْضَاع iirḍaāʿ

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to breastfeed

    • أَرْضَعَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا.The mother breastfed her baby.
    • أَرْضَعَتِ المَرْأَةُ طِفْلَهَا بِحَنَانٍ وَرِعَايَةٍ.The woman breastfed her child with tenderness and care.
    • هَلْ كَانَتْ تَرْغَبُ فِي أَنْ تُرْضِعَ طِفْلَهَا طَبِيعِيًّا؟Did she want to breastfeed her baby naturally?
  2. 2. to nurse

    • أَرْضَعَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا.The mother nursed her baby.
    • أَرْضَعَتِ المَرْأَةُ الحَيَوَانَاتِ الصَّغِيرَةَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِ أُمِّهَا.The woman nursed the small animals after their mother's death.
    • هَلْ أَرْضَعَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا بِحَلِيبٍ صِنَاعِيٍّ أَمْ طَبِيعِيٍّ؟Did the mother nurse her baby with formula or naturally?
  3. 3. to suckle

    • أَرْضَعَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا.The mother suckled her baby.
    • أَرْضَعَتِ الماعِزَةُ جَدْيَهَا الصَّغِيرَ.The goat suckled her small kid.
    • أَلَمْ تُحَاوِلِ الأُمُّ أَنْ تُرْضِعَ طِفْلَهَا بِالحَلِيبِ الصِّنَاعِيِّ؟Didn't the mother try to suckle her baby with formula?
  4. 4. to nurse, breastfeed

    • أَرْضَعَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا.The mother breastfed her baby.
    • تُشَجِّعُ المُجْتَمَعَاتُ الصَّحِيَّةُ الأُمَّهَاتِ عَلَى إِرْضَاعِ أَطْفَالِهِنَّ لِمُدَّةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ.Healthy communities encourage mothers to breastfeed their children for a certain period.
    • هَلْ يُؤْثِرُ إِرْضَاعُ الطِّفْلِ عَلَى صِحَّةِ الأُمِّ؟Does breastfeeding the baby affect the mother's health?
  5. 5. to breastfeed, suckle

    • أَرْضَعَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا.The mother breastfed her baby.
    • تُشَجِّعُ المُجْتَمَعَاتُ الصَّحِيَّةُ الأُمَّهَاتِ عَلَى إِرْضَاعِ أَطْفَالِهِنَّ لِمُدَّةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ.Healthy communities encourage mothers to breastfeed their children for a certain period.
    • هَلْ يُؤْثِرُ إِرْضَاعُ الطِّفْلِ عَلَى صِحَّةِ الأُمِّ؟Does breastfeeding the baby affect the mother's health?

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