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ماء

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of water, its essence, and its properties. It extends to related ideas like moisture, liquids, and the vital fluid of life.

Derived headwords

مَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterboth

    The clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

  2. 2.
    moistureboth

    Water diffused as vapor or diffused in a liquid state; dampness.

  3. 3.
    liquidboth

    A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a texture ranging from fluid to viscous.

مَوٌّnoun
  1. 1.
    waterclassical

    An archaic or poetic term for water.

مَوِهٌnoun
  1. 1.
    waterclassical

    A rare variant or poetic form for water.

مَوَّاءٌadjective
  1. 1.
    wateryboth

    Full of or resembling water; liquid.

مَوَّهَverb
  1. 1.
    to waterboth

    To supply with water; to irrigate.

  2. 2.
    to become wateryclassical

    To be filled with or turn into water.

مَوَّهَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wateringboth

    The act of supplying with water or irrigating.

مَوَّهِيٌّadjective
  1. 1.
    wateryclassical

    Relating to or resembling water.

مَاءٌ خَمْطَرِيرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    turbid waterclassical

    Water that is muddy, cloudy, or not clear.

مَاءٌ كَخَمْجَرِيرٍnoun
  1. 1.
    turbid waterclassical

    Water that is muddy, cloudy, or not clear; synonymous with خمطرير.

Parallel reading

ماءٌ خمطريرٌ، كخمجريرٍ، وزناً ومعنىً.
Turbid water, like khamjarir, in weight and meaning.