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المستءخد

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being afflicted, weakened, or bowed down due to illness or pain. It encompasses both the physical posture of lowering one's head and the internal feeling of being subdued or resigned.

Derived headwords

المُسْتَأْخِدnoun
  1. 1.
    One afflicted by illnessclassical

    A person who is weakened or suffering from a sickness.

  2. 2.
    One bowing the headclassical

    Someone who lowers their head due to eye pain (like trachoma) or general discomfort.

استأخدverb
  1. 1.
    To be afflictedclassical

    To become weakened or subdued, often due to illness or pain.

  2. 2.
    To bow the headclassical

    To lower one's head in a posture of submission, pain, or illness.

مُسْتَأْخِدadjective
  1. 1.
    Afflictedclassical

    Describing someone who is suffering from illness or weakness.

  2. 2.
    Bowedclassical

    Describing someone whose head is lowered due to pain or illness.

Parallel reading

المستأخد: المستكين لمرضه
The afflicted one: the one subdued by his illness.
أو الصواب بالذال
Or the correct reading is with the letter Dhāl (instead of Khāʼ).
والمطأطئ رأسه من رمد أو وجع
And the one bowing his head from eye inflammation or pain.