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ماء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the sound of crying or calling out, particularly associated with a cat. It encompasses the act of crying, the sound itself, and the animal that makes such sounds.

Derived headwords

مَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    catclassical

    A term for a cat, often implying its characteristic cry.

يَمُوءُverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To make a loud, distressed sound, like a cat's cry.

مَأْءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crying outclassical

    The act or sound of crying out, specifically like a cat.

مُؤَوَّقٌadjective
  1. 1.
    crying outclassical

    Describing something that is crying out, particularly a cat.

المَائِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    catclassical

    A name for a cat.

المَائِنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    catclassical

    Another term for a cat.

أَمْوَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To make a crying sound, similar to a cat's cry.

Parallel reading

ماء السنور يموء مؤاء، بالضم (وهمزتين) : صاح
The cat cries out with a cry, with the vowel on the mim (and two hamzas): it made a sound.
فهو مؤوء، كمعوع
And it is crying out, like 'ma'w'u' (from 'ma'a').
والمائئة، بهمزتين، والمائية، ويخفف: السنور
And 'al-ma'i'ah' (with two hamzas), and 'al-ma'iyyah', and it is lightened: the cat.
وأموأ الرجل: صاح صياحه
And the man cried out: he made his cry.