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وزب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of a spout or channel for water, particularly from a roof or a vessel. It also encompasses the act of pouring or flowing through such a channel.

Derived headwords

المِئْزَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Gutter, spoutboth

    A channel or pipe, often made of metal, designed to carry water away from a roof or other surface. It can also refer to the spout of a vessel.

  2. 2.
    Water channelclassical

    A general term for a conduit or channel through which water flows.

المِئْزَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Persian loanwordclassical

    This term is identified as a loanword from Persian, which has been Arabized.

مِئْزَابnoun
  1. 1.
    Spout (non-hamzated)classical

    A variant form of the word for spout, where the hamza is omitted.

مَآزِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    its plural is 'ma'azīb' with a long 'a'both

    its plural is 'ma'azīb' with a long 'a'

مَيَازِيبnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of مِيزَابٍ if not pronounced with hamzaboth

    plural of مِيزَابٍ if not pronounced with hamza

Parallel reading

المئزاب: المثعب
Al-mi'zab: the spout.
فارسي معرب
A Persian loanword, Arabized.
وقد عرب بالهمز
And it has been Arabized with a hamza.
وربما لم يهمز
And sometimes it is not hamzated.
والجمع مآزيب إذا همزت
And the plural is 'ma'azib' if it is hamzated.
وميازيب إذا لم تهمز
And 'mayazib' if it is not hamzated.