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زمهل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the state of water, particularly its purity and its movement or melting. It describes clear water and the process of rain falling or snow melting and flowing.

Derived headwords

مَاءٌ مُزَمْهِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    clear waterboth

    Water that is pure and clear.

ازمهلَّverb
  1. 1.
    to fall (rain)classical

    Used to describe the falling of rain.

  2. 2.
    to flow (melted snow)classical

    Used to describe snow melting and flowing.

ازمهلالاnoun
  1. 1.
    falling (rain)classical

    The act or process of rain falling.

  2. 2.
    flowing (melted snow)classical

    The act or process of snow melting and flowing.

Parallel reading

ماء مزمهل: صاف
Clear water: pure.
ازمهل المطر ازمهلالا إذا وقع
Rain fell (azmahlala) when it fell.
وازمهل الثلج إذا ذاب
And snow flowed (azmahlala) when it melted.