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مذع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of revealing or concealing information, often with a connotation of dishonesty or betrayal. It also extends to meanings related to bodily fluids, deception, and instability.

Derived headwords

مَذَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to tell part of a storyboth

    To inform someone of a portion of a news or story while withholding another part.

  2. 2.
    to urinateclassical

    To pass urine, specifically referring to the act of urination.

  3. 3.
    to swearboth

    To take an oath or to swear an oath.

مَذْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    telling part of a storyboth

    The act of informing someone of a portion of a news or story while withholding another part.

مَذْعَةًnoun
  1. 1.
    telling part of a storyboth

    The act of informing someone of a portion of a news or story while withholding another part.

المَذْعnoun
  1. 1.
    seepage from mountainsclassical

    The flowing or seepage of water from the peaks of mountains.

  2. 2.
    liarclassical

    A person who is a habitual liar.

  3. 3.
    unreliable personclassical

    Someone who lacks loyalty or faithfulness, and does not keep secrets.

  4. 4.
    unstable personclassical

    Someone who is restless, does not stay in one place, or is inconsistent.

  5. 5.
    premature ejaculationclassical

    The emission of semen or urine before the appropriate time.

مِذْعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    unreliableclassical

    Describing someone who lacks loyalty, faithfulness, or the ability to keep secrets.

  2. 2.
    unstableclassical

    Describing someone who is restless, inconsistent, or does not remain in one place.

مِذَاعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    unreliableclassical

    Describing something that is spread or circulated, implying a lack of trustworthiness or stability.

ظل مذاع — a shady or unreliable companion
مَذْعَىname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A water source or location belonging to the tribe of Banu Ja'far.

Parallel reading

مذع له، كمنع، مذعا ومذعة: حدثه ببعض الخبر وكتم بعضا
He told him part of the news and concealed part of it, like 'man'a', with 'madh'an' and 'madh'atan'.
و ببوله: رمى
And with his urine: he threw.
ويمينًا: حلف
And an oath: he swore.
والمذع: السيلان من العيون في شعفات الجبال
And Al-madh'u: the seepage from the springs in the mountain peaks.
وكشداد: الكذاب
And like 'shaddad': the liar.
ومن لا وفاء له
And he who has no loyalty.
ولا يحفظ أحدا بالغيب
And he who does not guard anyone in their absence.
ومن لا يكتم السر
And he who does not keep a secret.
والذي يدور ولا يثبت
And he who wanders and does not remain stable.
ومنه: ظل مذاع
And from it: an unreliable companion.
ومن يرسل منيه، أو بوله قبل حينه
And he who emits his semen, or his urine, before its time.
ومذعى، كذكرى: ماء لبني جعفر
And Madh'a, like 'dhikra': a water source for Banu Ja'far.