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ضمك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of plants growing, becoming lush, and green, often due to abundant rain. It also extends to the idea of clouds being full of rain and the land responding to it.

Derived headwords

اضمأكتverb
  1. 1.
    grew lush and greenboth

    The land became verdant and lush with vegetation, indicating abundant growth.

اضمئكاكاnoun
  1. 1.
    lush growthclassical

    The state or process of plants growing lushly and becoming green.

كاضبأكتverb
  1. 1.
    grew lushlyclassical

    Similar to 'iḍma'akka', referring to vegetation emerging and growing abundantly.

المضمئكnoun
  1. 1.
    green vegetationclassical

    Refers to plants that are green and flourishing, similar to 'al-maḍba'ak'.

المضبئكnoun
  1. 1.
    green vegetationclassical

    A term for green, lush plants.

اضمأكverb
  1. 1.
    became lush and greenboth

    The vegetation became watered and consequently grew lush and green.

  2. 2.
    full of rainclassical

    Said of clouds that are clearly laden with rain and expected to pour.

Parallel reading

اضمأكت الأرض اضمئكاكا: كاضبأكت إذا خرج نبتها.
The land grew lush and green with lush growth: like 'iḍba'akkat' when its vegetation emerged.
والمضمئك: الزرع الأخضر كالمضبئك، عن كراع.
And 'al-maḍma'ak' is the green vegetation, like 'al-maḍba'ak', according to Kra'a.
اضمأك النبت إذا روي واخضر.
The vegetation grew lush and green when it was watered and became green.
واضمأك السحاب: لم يشك في مطره؛ هذه عن أبي حنيفة.
And the clouds were full of rain: there was no doubt about their rain; this is from Abu Hanifa.