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مضى

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of passing, time, and portions of time. It also extends to geographical locations, specific foods, and groups of people.

Derived headwords

مَضَىverb
  1. 1.
    to passboth

    To go by, elapse, or move forward in time.

  2. 2.
    to proceedboth

    To go forward with an action or task.

زَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    quarter of the dayclassical

    A quarter of the daytime.

زَامَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    half of the dayclassical

    Half of the daytime.

زَامٌnoun
  1. 1.
    quarter of anythingclassical

    A quarter of any given thing.

  2. 2.
    district in Nishapurclassical

    A specific district or region located in Nishapur.

زُومٌnoun
  1. 1.
    food from milkclassical

    A delicious food made from milk, common among the people of Yemen.

زُومٌnoun
  1. 1.
    place in Hijazclassical

    A place or area located in the Hijaz region.

  2. 2.
    area in Armeniaclassical

    A region or area situated in Armenia.

زُومَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    group of Kurdsclassical

    A group or sect of Kurds.

زُوَيْمٌnoun
  1. 1.
    collection of thingsclassical

    The aggregate or collection of any things.

زَامَاتٌnoun
  1. 1.
    groups, divisionsclassical

    Plural of 'zamah', referring to groups or divisions.

زَامَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    group, divisionclassical

    A single group or division.

Parallel reading

مضى زام من النهار، أي: ربعه.
A 'zam' of the day passed, meaning: its quarter.
وزامان: نصفه.
And 'zamān': its half.
والزام: الربع من كل شيء، وكورة بنيسابور، والعامة تقول: جام.
And 'zam' is the quarter of everything, and a district of Nishapur, and the common people say: 'jām'.
والزوم: طعام لأهل اليمن من اللبن لذيذ، وبالضم: ع بالحجاز، وناحية بإرمينية.
And 'zum' is a delicious food for the people of Yemen made from milk, and with dammah: a place in Hijaz, and a region in Armenia.
وزومان، بالضم: طائفة من الأكراد.
And 'zūmān', with dammah: a group of Kurds.
والزويم: المجتمع من كل شيء.
And 'zuwaym': the collection of everything.
والزامات: الفرق، الواحدة: زامة.
And 'zamāt': the divisions, the singular is: 'zamah'.