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موء

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sound made by a cat, specifically its cry or meow. It also extends to the act of making this sound and related terms for the cat itself.

Derived headwords

مَاءَverb
  1. 1.
    to meowboth

    The sound a cat makes, its cry or meow.

مَوْءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    meowingboth

    The act or sound of a cat meowing.

يَمُوءُverb
  1. 1.
    to meowboth

    The cat cries or makes its characteristic sound.

مَاءَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to meowboth

    The cat made its sound, similar to meowing.

مَاءَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outboth

    To cry out, specifically referring to the sound a cat makes.

مُؤَوَّءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    meowingclassical

    A cat that is meowing or making its sound.

مُوَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    meowboth

    The sound of a cat's cry.

أَمْوَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to meowboth

    The cat made its sound, it cried out.

مَائِيَّةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    catclassical

    A term used for a cat.

Parallel reading

ماء السنور يموء موءا «2» كمأى.
The cat meows, making a meowing sound, like 'ma'a'.
ماءت الهرة تموء مثل ماعت تموع، وهو الضغاء، إذا صاحت.
The cat meowed, making a sound like 'ma'at' and 'mawa', which is the cry, when it cried out.
وهو الضغاء، إذا صاحت.
And it is the cry, when it cried out.
وهي مؤوء، على معوع، وصوتها المواء، على فعال.
And it is a meowing cat, like 'mawwa', and its sound is 'muwaa', on the pattern of 'fawaal'.
أموأ السنور إذا صاح.
The cat made its sound when it cried out.
هي المائية، بوزن الماعية، والمائية، بوزن الماعية، يقال ذلك للسنور، والله أعلم.
It is 'al-ma'iyyah', on the pattern of 'al-ma'iyyah', and 'al-ma'iyyah', on the pattern of 'al-ma'iyyah'; that is said for the cat, and God knows best.