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ضاعه

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns movement, agitation, and distress, often associated with physical exertion or emotional turmoil. It also extends to concepts of weakening, nurturing young, and the spreading of scents or unpleasant odors.

Derived headwords

ضَاعَهَverb
  1. 1.
    to agitateboth

    To cause movement, to disturb, to make restless, or to frighten someone.

  2. 2.
    to weaken (animal)classical

    To cause a riding animal to become weak or emaciated, often due to travel.

  3. 3.
    to feed (young bird)classical

    To feed a young bird by regurgitating food into its mouth.

  4. 4.
    to spread (scent)both

    To cause a scent, especially of musk or something foul, to spread and become noticeable.

  5. 5.
    to sway (branch)classical

    To cause a branch to sway or bend, typically by the wind.

  6. 6.
    to writhe (child)both

    To cause a child to writhe or squirm, usually from crying or distress.

ضَوْعnoun
  1. 1.
    agitationclassical

    The act of moving, being agitated, or being distressed.

تَضَوَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread (scent)both

    For a scent, particularly of musk or something foul, to spread and become diffused.

  2. 2.
    to writhe (child)both

    For a child to writhe or squirm, often from crying or discomfort.

ضَوْعnoun
  1. 1.
    night birdclassical

    A type of bird that flies at night, possibly the stone-curlew, the male owl, or a black bird with good meat.

أَضْوَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    night birdsclassical

    Plural of ضَوْع (ḍawʿ), referring to night birds.

ضِيعَانnoun
  1. 1.
    night birdsclassical

    Plural of ضَوْع (ḍawʿ), referring to night birds.

ضَوَّاعnoun
  1. 1.
    sound (of a bird)classical

    The sound or cry made by a bird.

ضَوَّادnoun
  1. 1.
    foxclassical

    A male fox.

ضَوَائِعadjective
  1. 1.
    emaciated (camels)classical

    Thin and emaciated camels, likely due to hardship or travel.

اِنْضَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to writheclassical

    For a young bird or child to writhe or squirm.

  2. 2.
    to stretch wingsclassical

    For a young bird or child to stretch its wings or limbs towards its mother, seeking to be fed.

Parallel reading

ضَاعَهَ: حركه، وأقلقه، وأفزعه، وشاقه
To agitate: to move, disturb, frighten, and distress it.
و السفر الدابة: هزلها
And for travel to weaken the animal.
و الطائر فرخه: زقه
And for the bird to feed its young.
و المسك: تحرك فانتشرت رائحته، كتضوع
And for musk to move and its scent to spread, like 'tadawwa'.
وكذلك الشيء المنتن
And likewise for a foul-smelling thing.
و الريح الغصن: ميلته
And for the wind to sway the branch, bending it.
و الصبي: تضور من البكاء، كتضوع
And for the child to writhe from crying, like 'tadawwa'.
والضواع، كغراب: صوته
And 'al-ḍawāʿ', like 'ghurāb': its sound.
وكشداد: الثعلب
And like 'shaddād': the fox.
والضوائع: الضوامر من الإبل
And 'al-ḍawāʾiʿ': the emaciated camels.
وانضاع الفرخ، أو الصبي: تضور، أو بسط جناحيه إلى أمه لتزقه، كتضوع، فيهما
And the young bird or child 'inḍāʿa': to writhe, or to stretch its wings to its mother to be fed, like 'tadawwa', in both cases.