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وذع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the flowing or streaming of water. It also has a derived meaning referring to a specific type of flowing water or a source of water.

Derived headwords

وَدَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to flowclassical

    The verb describes water flowing or streaming.

يَذَعُverb
  1. 1.
    to flowclassical

    This verb form indicates the flowing or streaming of water.

وَاذِعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flowing waterclassical

    A noun referring to water that flows.

  2. 2.
    source of waterclassical

    It can also refer to a source from which water flows.

Parallel reading

وذع الماء يذع وهمى يهمي إذا سال
Water flows (yadh'u) and streams (yahmi) if it runs.
والواذع المعين
And the flowing water is the source.
وكل ماء جرى على صفاة فهو واذع
And every water that runs over a smooth rock is flowing water.