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Root entry · 16 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns the act of crying, weeping, and expressing sorrow. It also extends to related concepts like feigning tears, inciting crying, and lamenting. Additionally, it encompasses a few unrelated meanings such as a type of plant, a mountain, and a place name.
Derived headwords
- 1.to cryboth
To shed tears, typically as an expression of sadness, grief, or pain.
- 2.to singclassical
To produce musical sounds with the voice; to chant. This is an antonymous meaning.
- 1.to cryboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to cry'.
- 1.cryingboth
The act or sound of shedding tears; weeping.
- 2.excessive cryingboth
A large amount or frequency of crying.
- 1.mountainclassical
A specific mountain located in Mecca.
- 1.cryingboth
One who is shedding tears; a weeping person.
- 1.weepersboth
A plural form for those who cry.
- 1.weepersboth
A plural form for those who cry.
- 1.cryingclassical
The act of crying.
- 2.excessive cryingclassical
The abundance or frequency of crying.
- 1.to make cryboth
To cause someone to shed tears; to make someone weep.
- 1.inciting to cryclassical
The act of provoking or inciting someone to cry, especially over a deceased person.
- 1.to cry overboth
To weep for someone, often accompanied by lamentation or elegy.
- 1.to lamentboth
To cry over someone, expressing grief and composing elegies.
- 1.much cryingboth
Characterized by frequent or abundant crying.
- 1.feigning tearsboth
The act of pretending to cry or feigning sadness.
- 1.plantclassical
A type of plant, singular form.
- 1.place nameclassical
A place name located in Persia (Ajam).