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Root entry · 10 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns moisture, dew, and dampness, extending to fertile earth and abundance. It also encompasses the act of moistening, and metaphorically, deep-seatedness or richness.
Derived headwords
- 1.dewboth
Moisture that condenses on surfaces, especially in the morning.
- 2.damp earthboth
Earth that is moist or dewy, not yet turned into sticky mud.
- 3.abundanceclassical
Plentifulness or richness.
- 4.earthboth
The ground or land.
- 1.dewyclassical
Describing something that is moist or dewy.
- 1.two moist thingsclassical
A dual form referring to two moist entities, often used metaphorically.
- 1.plentifulnessclassical
The state of being abundant or plentiful.
- 1.dewyboth
Moist or dewy, especially after a period of dryness.
- 1.to be dewyboth
To become moist or dewy, to soften after dryness.
- 1.to have abundant dew/moistureclassical
To possess a lot of dew or moisture, implying fertility.
- 1.to moistenboth
To wet something, to make it damp.
- 2.to sprinkleboth
To lightly spray or scatter liquid upon a place.
- 3.to kneadclassical
To mix water with dried milk curds and knead it.
- 4.to make someone stick toclassical
To cause someone's hands to adhere to the ground.
- 1.moisteningboth
The act of making something moist or damp.
- 2.sprinklingboth
The act of lightly spraying or scattering liquid.
- 3.kneadingclassical
The act of mixing and kneading dried milk curds with water.
- 1.Abu Thurayyahclassical
A kunyah (patronymic) referring to Sabrah ibn Ma'bad al-Juhani, a companion of the Prophet.