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الداء

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of illness, disease, and sickness. It extends to related ideas like hunger, affliction, and even specific geographical locations or events.

Derived headwords

الدَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Illness, diseaseboth

    A general term for sickness or malady affecting a person or animal.

  2. 2.
    Hungerclassical

    Specifically refers to the hunger of a wolf.

أَدْوَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Diseasesboth

    The plural form of 'داء', referring to multiple illnesses or diseases.

دَاءَ يَدَاءُverb
  1. 1.
    To be illboth

    To suffer from a disease or sickness.

دَاءًnoun
  1. 1.
    Illness, diseaseboth

    A masdar (verbal noun) indicating the state or act of being ill.

دَوءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Illness, diseaseclassical

    Another masdar form for the concept of illness.

وأَدْوَأَverb
  1. 1.
    To become illclassical

    To contract an illness or disease.

دَاءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Ill, sickboth

    Describing someone who is suffering from a disease.

مَدِيءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Ill, sickclassical

    An active participle indicating someone afflicted with illness.

بَهَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Splendor, beautyclassical

    Used here to describe a female who is ill, implying a contrast or perhaps a specific condition.

دُئْتَverb
  1. 1.
    You became illboth

    Past tense verb form indicating that a male person became sick.

أَدَأْتُverb
  1. 1.
    I afflictedboth

    Past tense verb form indicating that the speaker afflicted someone with illness.

أَدَأْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I afflicted himboth

    Past tense verb form indicating that the speaker caused a male person to become ill.

دَاءُ الذِّئْبِnoun
  1. 1.
    Wolf's hungerclassical

    A specific idiom referring to extreme hunger, particularly associated with a wolf.

رَجُلٌ دَيِّئٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Sick manclassical

    An adjective describing a man who is ill or diseased.

دَاءَةٌname
  1. 1.
    Daa'ahclassical

    The name of a mountain near Mecca, associated with the tribe of Hudhayl.

الأَدْوَاءُname
  1. 1.
    Al-Adwaa'classical

    The name of a place or location.

الدَّوْدَأَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Tumult, clamorclassical

    Refers to a state of great noise, confusion, or commotion.

أَدَأْتَ إِدَاءَةًverb
  1. 1.
    You accused (of illness)classical

    When one suspects another of being ill, this phrase is used.

أَدْوَأْتَ إِدْوَاءًverb
  1. 1.
    You accused (of illness)classical

    Another expression used when suspecting someone of being sick.

Parallel reading

الداء: المرض
Al-Daa': illness, disease.
ج: أدواء
Plural: Adwaa'.
داء يداء دوءا وداء، وأدوا
Daa'a yadā'u du'an wa dā'an, wa adwā'.
وهو داء ومديء
And he is ill and afflicted.
وهي: بهاء
And she is: splendorous (implying beauty despite illness).
وقد دئت يا رجل
And you, O man, have become ill.
وأدأت، وأدأته: أصبته بداء
And I afflicted, and I afflicted him: I struck him with illness.
وداء الذئب: الجوع
And the hunger of the wolf: is hunger.
ورجل ديئ، كخير: داء
And a sick man, like khayr: is ill.
وهي: بهاء
And she is: splendorous.
وداءة: جبل قرب مكة، وع لهذيل
And Daa'ah: a mountain near Mecca, and it belongs to Hudhayl.
والأدواء: ع
And Al-Adwaa': a place.
والدودأة: الجلبة
And Al-Dud'ah: clamor.
وإذا اتهمت الرجل، قلت له: أدأت إداءة، وأدوأت إدواء
And if you suspect a man, you say to him: Ada'ta idaa'atan, and adwa'ta idwaa'an.