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Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of wilting, drying up, or becoming weak, often due to heat. It also extends to describe the dried outer layers of fruits and small young sheep.

Derived headwords

ذَوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to wiltboth

    To become dry, withered, and weak, especially plants.

  2. 2.
    to witherboth

    To lose freshness, vitality, or moisture.

ذَوَى البَقْلُverb
  1. 1.
    the plants wiltedboth

    A specific instance of plants losing their vitality and drying up.

ذوى البقل، كرمى ورضي، ذويا — The plants wilted, like grapes and contentment, they wilted.
ذَوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to wilt (intransitive)both

    The basic intransitive form of wilting or drying up.

ذَوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to wiltboth

    To make something dry up or wither, often by heat.

أَذْوَاهُ الحَرُّverb
  1. 1.
    the heat wilted itboth

    The heat caused the plant or thing to become dry and withered.

وأذواه الحر — And the heat wilted it.
الذَّوَاةُnoun
  1. 1.
    dried peel/huskboth

    The dry outer covering or husk of certain fruits like colocynth, grapes, or watermelons.

والذواة: قشرة الحنظلة أو العنبة أو البطيخة — And the dried peel: the husk of the colocynth, or the grape, or the watermelon.
الذَّوَىnoun
  1. 1.
    small young sheepclassical

    Refers to young, small female sheep.

والذوى، كإلى: النعاج الصغار — And the young sheep, like 'ilā: the small ewes.
ذَائِدُadjective
  1. 1.
    that manclassical

    A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific male person, equivalent to 'that man'.

وذائدك الرجل، أي: ذلك — And that man, meaning: that.

Parallel reading

ذوى البقل، كرمى ورضي، ذويا
The plants wilted, like grapes and contentment, they wilted.
وأذواه الحر
And the heat wilted it.
والذواة: قشرة الحنظلة أو العنبة أو البطيخة
And the dried peel: the husk of the colocynth, or the grape, or the watermelon.
والذوى، كإلى: النعاج الصغار
And the young sheep, like 'ilā: the small ewes.
وذائدك الرجل، أي: ذلك
And that man, meaning: that.