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الذوع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of complete and utter destruction, consumption, or depletion. It extends to the idea of taking something away entirely, leaving nothing behind.

Derived headwords

ذَوَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to ravage, to devastateclassical

    To completely destroy or lay waste to something, implying total annihilation.

ذُوعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    ravaging, devastationclassical

    The act or state of being completely destroyed or consumed.

  2. 2.
    uprooting, eradicationclassical

    The complete removal or destruction of something from its foundation.

أَذَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink up, to consumeclassical

    To drink something completely, to the last drop, or to consume it entirely.

  2. 2.
    to take away, to carry offclassical

    To take possession of something and remove it, often implying a complete transfer of ownership or removal.

Parallel reading

وقد ذعنا ماله: اجتحناه
And we completely consumed his wealth: we ravaged it.
أذاع الناس بما في الحوض: شربوه
The people drank up what was in the basin: they drank it.
وأذاع الناس بمتاعه: ذهب به
And the people took away his belongings: they went off with them.