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Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to things that are putrid, decaying, or rotten, often associated with carrion. It also extends to terms for specific plants and substances derived from them, as well as land characterized by abundance.

Derived headwords

الظاءnoun
  1. 1.
    special letterclassical

    A letter specific to the Arabic language.

الظيةnoun
  1. 1.
    carrionclassical

    A carcass, especially when it has just begun to decompose or swell.

الظيانnoun
  1. 1.
    honeyboth

    Honey.

  2. 2.
    wild jasmineboth

    A type of wild jasmine.

  3. 3.
    tanning plantclassical

    Another type of plant whose leaves are used for tanning leather.

الظيnoun
  1. 1.
    honeyboth

    Honey.

أديم مظيadjective
  1. 1.
    tanned leatherclassical

    Leather that has been tanned using the aforementioned plant.

مظياadjective
  1. 1.
    tanned leatherclassical

    Leather that has been tanned using the aforementioned plant.

مظوىadjective
  1. 1.
    tanned leatherclassical

    Leather that has been tanned using the aforementioned plant.

أرض مظياةadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant landclassical

    Land that is abundant or fertile, likely due to vegetation or resources.

مظواةadjective
  1. 1.
    abundant landclassical

    Land that is abundant or fertile, likely due to vegetation or resources.

Parallel reading

والظية: الجيفة أول ما تتفقأ.
And Al-Zhiyyah: the carcass when it first begins to swell.
والظيان: العسل، كالظي، وياسمين البر، ونبت آخر يدبغ بورقه.
And Al-Zhiyān: honey, like Al-Zhiy, and wild jasmine, and another plant whose leaves are used for tanning.
وأديم مظي ومظيا ومظوى: دبغ به.
And tanned leather (mady, madya, madwa): tanned with it.
وأرض مظياة ومظواة: كثيرته.
And abundant land (madhyāh, madwāh): abundant with it.