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قاء

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of vomiting or expelling matter from the stomach. It extends to related concepts like causing vomiting, the substance vomited, and individuals who vomit frequently. Figuratively, it can describe something saturated or a woman's actions towards her husband.

Derived headwords

قَاءَverb
  1. 1.
    to vomitboth

    To expel the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

يَقِيءُverb
  1. 1.
    vomitsboth

    Present tense of the verb 'to vomit'.

قَيْئًاnoun
  1. 1.
    vomitingboth

    The act or process of vomiting.

اسْتَقَاءَverb
  1. 1.
    to induce vomitingboth

    To seek or cause oneself or another to vomit.

تَقَيَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to vomit repeatedlyboth

    To vomit multiple times or with effort.

  2. 2.
    to act seductivelyclassical

    To behave in a way that attracts or entices one's husband, or to present oneself to him.

قَيَّأَهُ الدَّوَاءُverb
  1. 1.
    the medicine made him vomitboth

    The medicine caused the person to vomit.

أَقَاءَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to vomitboth

    To make someone or something vomit.

القِيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    vomitboth

    The matter that is vomited.

القُيُوءadjective
  1. 1.
    frequent vomiterboth

    One who vomits frequently.

القَيُوadjective
  1. 1.
    frequent vomiterboth

    An alternative form for one who vomits frequently.

المُقِيءnoun
  1. 1.
    emeticboth

    A medicine that induces vomiting.

تَقَيَّأَتْverb
  1. 1.
    she acted seductivelyclassical

    She behaved in a way that attracts or entices her husband, or presented herself to him.

يَقِيءُ الصِّبْغَverb
  1. 1.
    the garment absorbs dyeboth

    The fabric is saturated with dye, implying it holds the color deeply.

ثَوْبٌ يَقِيءُ الصِّبْغَphrase
  1. 1.
    a garment saturated with dyeboth

    A piece of clothing that has absorbed a lot of dye, indicating deep coloration.

Parallel reading

قاء يقيء قيئا
He vomited, vomiting vomit.
واستقاء
And he sought to vomit.
وتقيأ
And he vomited.
وقيأه الدواء
And the medicine made him vomit.
وأقاءه
And He made him vomit.
والاسم: القياء
And the noun is: the vomit.
والقيوء: الكثير القيء
And the frequent vomiter: one who vomits a lot.
كالقيو
Like the frequent vomiter.
ودواؤه المقيئ
And his medicine is the emetic.
وتقيأت: تعرضت لبعلها
And she acted seductively: she presented herself to her husband.
وألقت نفسها عليه
And she threw herself upon him.
وثوب يقيء الصبغ
And a garment that absorbs dye.
أي: مشبع
Meaning: saturated.