← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

العيط

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of length, particularly of the neck, and by extension, height and stature. It also extends to meanings related to infertility in animals, specific sounds, and a place name.

Derived headwords

العَيْطnoun
  1. 1.
    long neckboth

    The characteristic of having a long neck.

  2. 2.
    choice camelsclassical

    The best or choicest of camels.

  3. 3.
    sound of youthsclassical

    A sound made by boisterous or impetuous youths when shouting.

  4. 4.
    call at drunkennessclassical

    A word used to call out during a state of intoxication or victory.

أَعْيَطadjective
  1. 1.
    long-neckedboth

    Describing someone or something with a long neck.

  2. 2.
    tall and imposingclassical

    Tall and imposing in stature, often referring to a person.

  3. 3.
    proud and aloofclassical

    Proud, haughty, and unapproachable.

عَيْطَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    long-necked (fem.)both

    Feminine form of 'a'yṭ', describing a female with a long neck.

عاطَverb
  1. 1.
    to have a long neckboth

    To possess or exhibit a long neck.

  2. 2.
    to be infertileclassical

    To fail to conceive for several years, referring to a female animal or woman.

تَعُوطverb
  1. 1.
    to have a long neckboth

    To possess or exhibit a long neck.

  2. 2.
    to be infertileclassical

    To fail to conceive for several years, referring to a female animal or woman.

تَعَيَّطverb
  1. 1.
    to have a long neckboth

    To possess or exhibit a long neck.

  2. 2.
    to be infertileclassical

    To fail to conceive for several years, referring to a female animal or woman.

تَعَوَّطَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to have a long neckboth

    To possess or exhibit a long neck.

  2. 2.
    to be infertileclassical

    To fail to conceive for several years, referring to a female animal or woman.

تَعَيَّطَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to have a long neckboth

    To possess or exhibit a long neck.

  2. 2.
    to be infertileclassical

    To fail to conceive for several years, referring to a female animal or woman.

اعْتَاطَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to be infertileclassical

    To fail to conceive for several years, referring to a female animal or woman.

عائِطadjective
  1. 1.
    infertile (fem.)classical

    A female animal or woman that has not conceived for several years.

عُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    infertile femalesclassical

    Plural of 'a'iṭ', referring to females that have not conceived.

عِيْطnoun
  1. 1.
    infertile femalesclassical

    Plural of 'a'iṭ', referring to females that have not conceived.

عُوطَطnoun
  1. 1.
    infertile femalesclassical

    Plural of 'a'iṭ', referring to females that have not conceived.

عَيْطَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    infertile femalesclassical

    Plural of 'a'iṭ', referring to females that have not conceived.

مُعْتَاطadjective
  1. 1.
    infertile (fem.)classical

    A female animal that has been covered by a male but has not conceived.

التَّعَيُّطnoun
  1. 1.
    seepage of liquidclassical

    The oozing or flowing out of a liquid from a stone or wood.

  2. 2.
    clamor and shoutingclassical

    Loud noise, uproar, or shouting, especially the shouting of the insolent.

  3. 3.
    flowingclassical

    The act of flowing or streaming.

عَيَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To make a specific sound, like that of youths shouting or a call during intoxication.

تَعْيِيطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    making a soundclassical

    The act of making a sound, as described for the verb 'a''ṭa'.

مِعْيَطname
  1. 1.
    valley nameclassical

    The name of a valley, which also has a known day associated with it.

Parallel reading

طول العنق، وهو أعيط، وهي عيطاء
The length of the neck, and he is long-necked, and she is long-necked.
وقصر وعز أعيط: منيف
And 'Ayyṭ' (a name or description) is tall and imposing.
والأعيط: الطويل الرأس والعنق، والأبي الممتنع
And 'al-a'yaṭ' is the one with a long head and neck, and the proud and unapproachable one.
وعاطت الناقة والمرأة تعيط وتعوط عيطا وعيطانا، بالكسر، وتعوطت وتعيطت واعتاطت: لم تحمل سنين من غير عقر
And the she-camel and the woman 'cāṭat' and 'ta'ūṭu' and 'ta'ayṭu' with 'ayṭan' (with kasra), and 'ta'awwaṭat' and 'ta'ayyaṭat' and 'i'ṭāṭat': meaning they did not conceive for years without being barren.
فهي عائط ج: عوط، كسود، وعيط، كميل، وعيط، كركع، وعوطط، كفوفل، وقد تضم الطاء، وعيطات
So she is 'ā'iṭah' (infertile), its plural is 'cūṭ' (like 'sud'), and 'ciṭ' (like 'mīl'), and 'ciṭ' (like 'rakʿ'), and 'cūṭṭ' (like 'fūfūl'), and the ṭā' may be dhammaed, and 'ayṭāt'.
وقالوا: عائط عيط وعوط وعوطط: مبالغة
And they said: 'ā'iṭah 'ayṭan' and 'cūṭan' and 'cūṭṭan': indicating exaggeration (of infertility).
والعائط من الإبل: ما أنزي عليها فلم تحمل، وقد اعتاطت، وهي معتاط
And 'al-'ā'iṭah' from the camels is one that was covered but did not conceive, and she has 'i'ṭāṭat', and she is 'mu'ṭāṭah'.
والتعيط: أن ينبع حجر أو عود، فيخرج منه شبه ماء، فيصمغ أو يسيل
And 'al-ta'ayṭ' is when a stone or wood oozes, and a substance like water comes out, becoming resinous or flowing.
والجلبة، والصياح، أو صياح الأشر، والسيلان
And 'al-ta'ayṭ' is also clamor, shouting, or the shouting of the insolent, and flowing.
والعيط، بالكسر: خيار الإبل، وأفتاؤها
And 'al-ʿayṭ' (with kasra) means the best of camels, and their leaders.
وعيط، بالكسر مبنية: صوت الفتيان النزقين إذا تصايحوا
And 'ʿayṭ' (with kasra, indeclinable) is the sound of impetuous youths when they shout at each other.
أو كلمة ينادى بها عند السكر أو عند الغلبة، وقد عيط تعييطا إذا قاله مرة، فإن كرر، فقل: عطعط
Or a word called out during intoxication or victory. And he said 'a''ṭa' 'ta'yīṭan' once; if he repeated it, say 'aṭṭaṭa'.
ومعيط، كمقعد: واد، وله يوم معروف
And 'Mi'yaṭ', like 'maqʿad', is a valley, and it has a known day.