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العطش

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of thirst, both literal and metaphorical. It extends to related concepts like intense longing, specific diseases, and the management of livestock to induce thirst.

Derived headwords

عَطِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be thirstyboth

    To experience the physical sensation of needing to drink.

عَطَشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    thirstboth

    The state or sensation of being thirsty.

عَطِشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst.

عَطْشَانٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst.

  2. 2.
    longingboth

    Intensely desiring or yearning for something.

عَطْشَىadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst.

عَطَاشَىadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst.

عَطَاشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst.

عَطِشَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst (feminine singular).

عَطْشَانَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst (feminine singular).

عَطْشَانَاتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst (feminine plural).

عَطَشَاتٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyboth

    Experiencing thirst (feminine plural).

عَاطِشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyclassical

    Experiencing thirst (future tense implication).

عَاطِشٌname
  1. 1.
    Saif Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashimclassical

    A specific sword belonging to Saif Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim.

عَطَاشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    thirstboth

    The state or sensation of being thirsty (plural form).

مَعْطَشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place of thirstclassical

    A place where one becomes thirsty, or a place lacking water.

مَعْطَشَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place of thirstclassical

    A place lacking water.

مَعْطُوشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    made thirstyclassical

    One who has been made thirsty, often by being deprived of water.

مَعْطُوشٌname
  1. 1.
    Ma'tushclassical

    A name given to something or someone, possibly related to thirst.

أَعْطَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to make thirstyboth

    To cause someone or something to become thirsty.

  2. 2.
    to withhold waterclassical

    To prevent livestock from drinking, thereby increasing their thirst.

تَعْطِيشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    making thirstyclassical

    The act of causing thirst or withholding water.

مُعْطَشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    thirstyclassical

    Experiencing thirst.

مُعْطَشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    one who is thirstyclassical

    A person or animal experiencing thirst.

مُعْطَاشٌadjective
  1. 1.
    having thirsty camelsclassical

    Describing a person who owns camels that are thirsty.

مَعَاطِشٌnoun
  1. 1.
    times of thirstclassical

    The appointed times when animals are thirsty and need to drink.

  2. 2.
    arid landsclassical

    Areas of land that are dry and lack water.

تَعَطَّشَverb
  1. 1.
    to feign thirstclassical

    To pretend to be thirsty or to deliberately induce thirst.

Parallel reading

فهو عطش وعطش وعطشان الآن
He is thirsty now.
وهم عطشى وعطاشى وعطاش
And they are thirsty.
وهي عطشة (وعطشة) وعطشى وعطشانة
And she is thirsty.
وهن عطشات (وعطشات) وعطاش وعطشانات
And they (feminine) are thirsty.
والعطشان: المشتاق
And the thirsty one is the longing one.
والعطشان: سيف عبد المطلب بن هاشم
And Al-'Atshan is the sword of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim.
وكغراب: داء لا يروى صاحبه
And like 'ghurab': a disease whose sufferer is not quenched.
ورجل معطاش: ذو إبل عطاش
And a man with thirsty camels: one who possesses thirsty camels.
والمعاطش: مواقيت الأظماء
And Al-Ma'atish: the times of thirst.
والأراضي التي لا ماء بها، الواحدة: معطشة
And the lands that have no water, the singular is: Ma'tashah.
وسموا: معطوشا
And they named it: Ma'tush.
أو على تقدير عاطشته فعطشته، فهو معطوش
Or on the estimation that you made it thirsty, so it became thirsty, then it is made thirsty.
أعطش: عطشت مواشيه
He made thirsty: his livestock became thirsty.
وأعطش فلانا: أظمأه
And he made someone thirsty: he made him thirsty.
وأعطش الإبل: زاد في إظمائها، وحبسها عن الورود
And he made the camels thirsty: he increased their thirst, and withheld them from drinking.
فإن بالغ فيه، فقل: عطشها تعطيشا
And if you exaggerated in it, then say: 'Atshaha Ta'tishan' (he made them extremely thirsty).
وكمعظم: المحبوس
And like 'Mu'dhim': the imprisoned.
وتعطش: تكلف العطش
And he feigned thirst: he incurred thirst.