ظمء

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of thirst, both literal and metaphorical. It extends to describe intense longing, dryness in land or air, and even negative character traits associated with a lack of satisfaction or generosity. It also touches upon the timing of thirst and the physical condition of animals.

Derived headwords

ظمئverb

1.
to be thirstyboth
To experience the sensation of thirst, a strong desire to drink.
2.
to long forclassical
To intensely desire or yearn for something, akin to a deep thirst.

ظمأnoun

1.
thirstboth
The state or sensation of being thirsty.
2.
longingclassical
Intense desire or yearning.

ظمأverb

1.
to make thirstyboth
To cause someone or something to become thirsty.
2.
to condition (a horse)classical
To train a horse by making it run extensively, leading to thirst and leanness.

ظمآنadjective

1.
thirstyboth
Experiencing thirst.

ظمآنةadjective

1.
thirsty (fem.)both
The feminine form of thirsty.

ظماءnoun

1.
thirsts (pl.)both
Plural of thirst.
2.
thirsty people (pl.)classical
A group of people who are thirsty.

ظمءnoun

1.
thirst (masdar)both
The act or state of being thirsty.
2.
longing (masdar)classical
The act or state of intense yearning.

مظمأnoun

1.
place of thirstclassical
A location in the land where thirst is experienced, likely due to dryness.

ظمأnoun

1.
interval between drinksclassical
The period of time between one drinking and the next, or between two watering times.
2.
interval before deathclassical
The period from a child's birth until their death.

ظمآءةnoun

1.
bad temperclassical
Poor disposition, unpleasant character, and lack of fairness in dealings with others.

ظمأىadjective

1.
hot and dry (wind)classical
Describing a wind that is hot, causing thirst, and not gentle.

مظمئيadjective

1.
watered by rainclassical
Describing something that is watered by the sky (rain), as opposed to being artificially watered.

أظمأverb

1.
to make thirstyboth
To cause thirst.

مِعطاشadjective

1.
very thirstyclassical
A man who is extremely thirsty.

ظماءadjective

1.
lean (horse)classical
Describing horse fetlocks that are not fleshy or plump, but lean.

Parallel reading

ظمئ، كفرح، (ظمئا) وظمأ وظماء وظماءة

He was thirsty, like one who rejoices, (a state of) thirst and thirst and thirstiness.

فهو ظمئ وظمآن

So he is thirsty and very thirsty.

وهي ظمآنة

And she is thirsty.

ج: ظماء، ويضم نادرا

Plural: dhimaa', and rarely with damma.

عن اللحياني: عطش، أو أشد العطش

According to Al-Lihyani: thirst, or extreme thirst.

و إليه: اشتاق

And towards it: he longed.

والاسم منهما: الظمء: بالكسر

And the noun from both is: al-zama': with a kasra.

ورجل مظماء: معطاش

And a man mazmaa': very thirsty.

وكمقعد: موضع العطش من الأرض

And like maq'ad: a place of thirst in the land.

والظمء، بالكسر: ما بين الشربتين والوردين

And al-zama', with a kasra: what is between two drinks and two waterings.

وما بين سقوط الولد إلى حين موته

And what is between the child's fall and the time of his death.

وظماءة الرجل، كسحابة: سوء خلقه، ولؤم ضريبته، وقلة إنصافه لمخالطيه

And a man's zamaa'a, like sahaaba: his bad temper, the baseness of his nature, and his lack of fairness to those he associates with.

وريح ظمأى: حارة عطشى، غير لينة

And a zamaa' wind: hot, causing thirst, not gentle.

والمظمئي: الذي تسقيه السماء، ضد المسقوي

And al-mizmaa'i: that which is watered by the sky, opposite of artificially watered.

وأظمأه وظمأه: عطشه

And azmaa'ahu and zamaa'ahu: he made him thirsty.

و الفرس: ضمره

And the horse: he conditioned it.

وإن فصوصه لظماء: ليست برهلة لحيمة

And its fetlocks were lean: not plump and fleshy.