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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of dryness, leanness, or paleness, often associated with thirst or lack of vitality. It is applied to various things, including animals, plants, and physical features, to denote a lack of moisture, flesh, or blood.

Derived headwords

ظَمْيَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    dryclassical

    Describing a female camel that is dark in color.

  2. 2.
    witheredclassical

    Describing lips that are dry and tinged with a brownish hue.

  3. 3.
    thin-eyeliddedclassical

    Describing eyes that have delicate or thin eyelids.

  4. 4.
    leanclassical

    Describing a market or sale that has little meat.

  5. 5.
    paleclassical

    Describing gums that have little blood.

مَظْمِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    rain-wateredclassical

    Describing crops that are watered by rain, implying they are not artificially irrigated.

Parallel reading

الظمياء من النوق: السوداء
The dry (dark-colored) female camel is the black one.
و من الشفاه: الذابلة في سمرة
And from lips: the withered ones with a brownish hue.
و من العيون: الرقيقة الجفن
And from eyes: those with thin eyelids.
و من السوق: القليلة اللحم
And from markets: those with little meat.
و من اللثات: القليلة الدم
And from gums: those with little blood.
والمظمي، كمرمي، من الزرع: ما ms1823 سقته السماء.
And the rain-watered, like 'marmi', from crops: that which the sky watered.