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Root entry · 36 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the loss of sight, both literal and metaphorical. It extends to concepts of ignorance, hiddenness, and confusion. It also encompasses meanings related to natural phenomena like clouds and rain, as well as intense heat.

Derived headwords

عَمِيَverb

1.
to become blindboth
To lose all sight.
2.
to be ignorantboth
To lack understanding or knowledge, referring to the blindness of the heart.

عَمَىnoun

1.
blindnessboth
The state of being blind, referring to the loss of physical sight.
2.
ignoranceboth
A lack of insight or understanding, metaphorically representing the blindness of the heart.
3.
heightclassical
The stature or height of a person.
4.
dustclassical
Fine particles of earth or other matter.

أَعْمَىadjective

1.
blindboth
One who is blind, lacking sight.
2.
ignorantboth
Lacking knowledge or understanding.

عَمِيّadjective

1.
blindboth
A person who is blind.

عُمِّيadjective

1.
blindboth
A person who is blind.

عُمِّيَانnoun

1.
blind peopleboth
Plural of 'a'ma', referring to a group of blind individuals.

عُمَاةnoun

1.
blind peopleboth
Plural of 'a'ma', referring to a group of blind individuals.

عَمِيَاءadjective

1.
blind (female)both
A female person who is blind.

عَمِيَةadjective

1.
blind (female)both
A female person who is blind.

عَمِيَّةadjective

1.
blind (female)both
A female person who is blind.

عَمَّاهُverb

1.
to make blindboth
To cause someone to become blind.
2.
to concealclassical
To hide or obscure something.

تَعَامَىverb

1.
to feign blindnessboth
To pretend to be blind.
2.
to concealclassical
To hide or disguise something.

عَمَاءَةnoun

1.
errorclassical
Deviation from the right path; straying.
2.
obstinacyclassical
Stubbornness or persistence in an opinion or course of action.

عَمَايَةnoun

1.
errorclassical
Deviation from the right path; straying.
2.
obstinacyclassical
Stubbornness or persistence in an opinion or course of action.

عِمْيَةnoun

1.
errorclassical
Deviation from the right path; straying.
2.
obstinacyclassical
Stubbornness or persistence in an opinion or course of action.
3.
arroganceclassical
An exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
4.
misguidanceclassical
The state of being led astray.

عَمْيَاءnoun

1.
errorclassical
Deviation from the right path; straying.
2.
obstinacyclassical
Stubbornness or persistence in an opinion or course of action.

عَمِيًّاadverb

1.
blindlyboth
In a manner lacking sight or understanding.

الأَعْمَاءnoun

1.
ignorant peopleboth
Those who lack knowledge or understanding.
2.
barren landsclassical
Areas of land that are uncultivated or unproductive.
3.
tall peopleclassical
Individuals of great height.

أَعْمَاء عَامِيَةadjective

1.
utterly ignorantclassical
An emphatic expression for extreme ignorance.

صَكَّة عَمِيnoun phrase

1.
intense heatclassical
A period of extreme heat, particularly during the hottest part of the day.

عَمِيname

1.
intense heatclassical
A name referring to extreme heat.
2.
a man's nameclassical
The name of a man who gave a ruling about pilgrimage.
3.
a man's nameclassical
The name of a man who raided a people.

أَعْمَىname

1.
intense heatclassical
A name referring to extreme heat.

العَمَاءnoun

1.
high cloudsclassical
Clouds that are elevated in the sky.
2.
dense cloudsclassical
Clouds that are thick and packed together.
3.
rain cloudsclassical
Clouds that are carrying rain.
4.
thin cloudsclassical
Clouds that are sparse or translucent.
5.
black cloudsclassical
Clouds that are dark in color.
6.
white cloudsclassical
Clouds that are light in color.
7.
clouds that have shed their rainclassical
Clouds that have already released their precipitation.

عَمَىverb

1.
to flowclassical
Referring to water or rain flowing.

عَمِيَverb

1.
to flowclassical
Referring to water or rain flowing.

المَوْجverb

1.
to throw debrisclassical
Referring to waves throwing small particles or debris.

البَعِيرverb

1.
to heave salivaclassical
Referring to a camel expelling saliva from its throat.

اعْتَمَاهُverb

1.
to chooseclassical
To select or pick out.
2.
to intendclassical
To have in mind as a purpose.

العُمْيَةnoun

1.
choiceclassical
The act of choosing.
2.
intentionclassical
The aim or purpose.

الأَعْمَيَانnoun

1.
torrent and fireclassical
Referring to a flash flood and a fire.
2.
nightclassical
The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
3.
raging camelclassical
A camel that is wild or out of control.

عَمًىadverb

1.
near deathclassical
In a state of being close to death.

عِمَايَةname

1.
a mountain's nameclassical
The name of a mountain.

عَمًا وَاللهparticle

1.
Indeed, by Godclassical
An emphatic oath, similar to 'Indeed, by God'.

أَعْمَاهُverb

1.
to find blindclassical
To discover someone in a state of blindness.

العَامِيَةnoun

1.
weeperclassical
One who weeps or cries excessively.

المُعْتَمِيnoun

1.
lionclassical
A large carnivorous feline.

Parallel reading

ذهب بصره كله

His sight was completely gone.

فهو أعمى

And he is blind.

وهي عمياء

And she is blind.

وعماه تعمية: صيره أعمى

And 'ammaahu ta'miyah: he made him blind.

والعمى أيضا: ذهاب بصر القلب

And blindness also: is the loss of the heart's sight.

وتقول: ما أعماه

And you say: How blind he is!

وتعامى: أظهره

And ta'aamaa: he feigned it (blindness).

والعماءة والعماية والعمية، كغنية ويضم: الغواية، واللجاج

And al-'ama'ah, and al-'amaayah, and al-'ummiyah, like 'ghaniyah' and with dammah: is straying, and obstinacy.

والعمية، بالكسر والضم مشددتي الميم والياء: الكبر، أو الضلال

And al-'ummiyah, with kasrah and dammah on the doubled mim and ya: is arrogance, or misguidance.

وقتل عميا، كرميا: لم يدر من قتله

And he was killed 'amyan, like 'ramyan': he did not know who killed him.

والأعماء: الجهال

And al-a'maa: the ignorant people.

وأغفال الأرض التي لا عمارة بها، كالمعامي

And barren lands which are not cultivated, like al-ma'aami.

والطوال من الناس

And the tall ones among people.

وأعماء عامية: مبالغة

And a'maa' 'aamiyah: is exaggeration (of ignorance).

ولقيته صكة عمي كسمي

And I met him during a 'sakkah 'amiy' like 'sumiy'.

وأعمى، أي: في أشد الهاجرة حرا

And 'a'maa, meaning: in the most intense heat of midday.

والعماء: السحاب المرتفع

And al-'amaa': the high clouds.

أو الكثيف، أو الممطر، أو الرقيق، أو الأسود، أو الأبيض، أو هو الذي هرق ماءه

Or the dense, or the rain-bearing, or the thin, or the black, or the white, or it is that which has shed its water.

وعمى يعمي: سال

And 'amaa yu'mi: flowed.

والموج: رمى بالقذى

And the waves: threw debris.

والبعير بلغامه: هدر فرمى به على هامته، أو أيا كان

And the camel with its saliva: bellowed and threw it on its head, or whatever it was.

واعتماه: اختاره

And i'tamaahu: he chose it.

والاسم: العمية، وقصده

And the noun: al-'umiyah, and his intention.

والأعميان: السيل، والحريق، أو والليل، أو والجمل الهائج

And al-a'mayaan: the torrent, and the fire, or the night, or the raging camel.

وتركناهم عمى، كربى: إذا أشرفوا على الموت

And we left them 'amaa, like 'rubaa': when they were on the verge of death.

وعماية: جبل، وثناه الشاعر، فقال عمايتين

And 'amaayah: a mountain, and the poet dualized it, saying 'amaayatin.

وعما والله: كأما والله

And 'ammaa wallah: is like 'ammaa wallah.

وأعماه: وجده أعمى

And a'maahu: he found him blind.

والعمى: القامة، والطول، والغبار

And al-'amaa: the stature, and the height, and the dust.

والعامية: البكاءة

And al-'aamiyah: the excessive weeper.

والمعتמי: الأسد

And al-mu'tami: the lion.