Usages of ظل
ظل الرضيع يبكي ساعتين.dhalla ar-radee'u yabki sâ'atayn.
The baby kept crying for two hours.
ظلت الأم تغني للرضيع حتى نام.zallati al-ummu tughanni lirradii hatta nama
The mother kept singing to the baby until he fell asleep.
ظلت الحافلة تمشي حتى الصباح.dhallati al-hâfilatu tamshî hattâ as-sabâh
The bus kept going until the morning.
ظللنا ننتظر في المحطة ساعة كاملة.zhalilnâ nantazhiru fil-mahattati sâ'atan kâmilatan.
We kept waiting at the station for a whole hour.
كاد الرضيع ينام، لكنه ظل يبكي.kâda ar-radîu yanâmu, lâkinnahu dhalla yabkî
The baby almost fell asleep, but he kept crying.
في رحلة العودة، ظل أخي ينام.fi riHlati l-awdati, zalla akhi yanâmu
On the return trip, my brother kept sleeping.
ظلت المديرة تطلب إشعارا خطيا.zhallatil-mudîratu tatlubu ish'âran khattiyyan
The manager kept requesting a written notice.
ظل عالم الفلك يدرس الكون، لكنه لما يفهمه.zhalla 'âlimu l-falaki yadrusu l-kawna, lâkinnahu lammâ yafhamhu.
The astronomer kept studying the universe, but he has not yet understood it.
ظل الكون يتوسع كثيرا، لكن هذا حير العلماء.zalla al-kawnu yatawassa'u kathiran, lakin hatha hayyara al-'ulama'a
The universe kept expanding a lot, but this baffled the scientists.
ظلت الأم تربي أطفالها وحدها.dhallati l-ummu turabbî atfâlahâ waḥdahâ
The mother kept raising her children alone.
ظلت ترضع الرضيع في الليل.zhallat tourdi'u arradî'a fil layl.
She kept breastfeeding the infant at night.
ظل يلهي الطفل لئلا يبكي.zhalla yulhit-tifla li'allâ yabkiya
He kept distracting the child so he wouldn't cry.
ظلت تهدهد ابنتها بعدما استيقظت.zallat tuhadhidu ibnataha badamâ istayqazat.
She kept rocking her daughter after she woke up.
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