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الءثءية

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concepts of gathering or forming a group, and also to the act of shooting or aiming with an arrow. It also has a derived meaning related to a lack of appetite.

Derived headwords

الأثئيةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A collective gathering or assembly of people.

الأثفيةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupboth

    A collective gathering or assembly of people, used synonymously with الأثئية.

أثأتهverb
  1. 1.
    to shootclassical

    To shoot someone with an arrow.

مؤتثئاadjective
  1. 1.
    lacking appetiteclassical

    Describing someone who does not desire food; having no appetite.

Parallel reading

الجماعة.
A group.
وأثأته بسهم: رميته به
And I shot him with an arrow: I threw it at him.
وأصبح مؤتثئا، أي: لا يشتهي الطعام.
And he became one who lacks appetite, meaning: he does not desire food.