أَطْعَمَ (aaṭʿama)to feed

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

Conjugation: أَطْعَمَ يُطْعِمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
أَطْعَمَ aaṭʿamaيُطْعِمُ yuṭʿimuأَطْعِمْ aaṭʿimإِطْعَام iiṭʿaām

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to feed

    • أَطْعَمَ الرَّجُلُ طِفْلَهُ بِالحَلِيبِ.The man fed his child milk.
    • أَطْعَمَتِ الأُمُّ الحَمَامَ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The mother fed the pigeons in the garden.
    • لَمْ يُطْعِمِ الأَبُ ابْنَهُ شَيْئًا مُنْذُ الصَّبَاحِ.The father has not fed his son anything since the morning.
  2. 2. to feed them

    • أَطْعَمْتُهُمْ طَعَامًا طَازَجًا بَعْدَ عَوْدَتِهِمْ مِنَ السَّفَرِ.I fed them fresh food after they returned from the trip.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ نُطْعِمَهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَذْهَبُوا إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ.We must feed them before they go to school.
    • قَامَ الرَّجُلُ بِتَوْزِيعِ الخُبْزِ لِيُطْعِمَهُمْ جَمِيعًا.The man distributed bread to feed them all.
  3. 3. to be fed

    • يُطْعَمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ وَالْمَسَاكِينُ فِي هَذَا الْمَطْعَمِ الْخَيْرِيِّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.The poor and needy are fed in this charitable restaurant every day.
    • لَمْ يُطْعَمِ الطِّفْلُ جَيِّدًا مُنْذُ الصَّبَاحِ وَهُوَ جَائِعٌ جِدًّا.The child has not been fed well since the morning and is very hungry.
    • يُطْعَمُ الْحَيَوَانُ الْمَرِيضُ بِأَدْوِيَةٍ خَاصَّةٍ لِتَحْسِينِ صِحَّتِهِ.The sick animal is fed special medicines to improve its health.
  4. 4. to eat

    • أَطْعَمَ الرَّجُلُ الضَّيْفَ طَعَامًا لَذِيذًا.The man fed (let eat) the guest delicious food.
    • أَطْعَمَتِ الأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا الصَّغِيرَ.The mother fed her small child.
    • أَطْعَمَ الفَلَّاحُ الحَيَوَانَاتِ فِي الحَقْلِ.The farmer fed the animals in the field.
  5. 5. to feed, give food

    • أَطْعَمَ الأَبُ ابْنَهُ.The father fed his son.
    • أَطْعَمَ الرَّاعِي غَنَمَهُ.The shepherd fed his sheep.
    • أَطْعَمَ المُتَطَوِّعُونَ الفُقَرَاءَ فِي مَأْدُبَةٍ خَيْرِيَّةٍ.The volunteers fed the poor at a charity banquet.

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