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مءش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the action of rain affecting the earth, specifically when it saturates or covers it. It also relates to the concept of sustenance or livelihood derived from such conditions.

Derived headwords

مَأَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to saturateclassical

    Rain saturates the earth, covering it.

مَطَرٌ مَئِيشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    saturating rainclassical

    Rain that saturates and covers the earth.

مَعِيشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    livelihoodboth

    That by which one lives; sustenance or means of living.

  2. 2.
    living conditionsboth

    The state or circumstances of one's life, often related to sustenance.

Parallel reading

مأش المطر الأرض إذا سحاها
The rain saturated the earth when it covered it.
وقلت يوم المطر المئيش
And I said on the day of the saturating rain
أقاتلي جبلة أو معيشي؟
Will you fight me, O Jiblah, or is this my livelihood?