عطش

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of thirst, its intensity, and related conditions. It covers the state of being thirsty, the act of causing thirst, and specific ailments associated with it.

Derived headwords

العَطَشُnoun

1.
thirstboth
The sensation of needing to drink; the opposite of being satiated with water.

عَطِشَverb

1.
the opposite of 'rawiya' (to be quenched)both
the opposite of 'rawiya' (to be quenched)
2.
with kasra on the ṭāʾ and ḍamma on it: little waterboth
with kasra on the ṭāʾ and ḍamma on it: little water

عَطْشَانadjective

1.
he is thirstyboth
he is thirsty

عَطْشَىadjective

1.
a thirsty people, like 'sukra'both
a thirsty people, like 'sukra'
2.
a thirsty womanboth
a thirsty woman

عَطَاشَىadjective

1.
thirsty (pl.)both
Another plural form for thirsty individuals.

عَطَاشَىadjective

1.
thirsty (pl.)both
A plural form for thirsty individuals, particularly women.

عَطَاشadjective

1.
with kasraboth
with kasra
2.
thirsty womenboth
thirsty women

أَعْطَشَverb

1.
to make thirstyboth
To cause someone or something to become thirsty.

المَعَاطِشnoun

1.
times of thirstclassical
The appointed times or periods when thirst is experienced.

عَطْشَان نَطْشَانadjective

1.
very thirstyclassical
An emphatic phrase meaning extremely thirsty, used as an appendage to 'عطشان'.

مَكَانٌ عَطِشٌadjective

1.
water-scarce placeclassical
A location characterized by a lack of water.

مَكَانٌ عَطِشٌadjective

1.
water-scarce placeclassical
A location characterized by a lack of water.

العَطَاشnoun

1.
polydipsiaclassical
A disease affecting humans where they drink water but are not quenched.

Parallel reading

العطش: خلاف الري.

Thirst: the opposite of being satiated.

وقد عطش بالكسر فهو عطشان

And he became thirsty (with kasra), so he is thirsty.

وقوم عطشى وعطاشى وعطاش.

And a people who are thirsty, and thirsty, and thirsty.

وامرأة عطشى ونسوة عطاش.

And a woman who is thirsty, and women who are thirsty.

وأعطش الرجل، إذا عطشت مواشيه.

And the man caused thirst, if his livestock became thirsty.

والمعاطش: مواقيت الظمء.

And Al-Ma'atish: the appointed times of thirst.

وعطشان نطشان إتباع له، لا يفرد.

And 'Atshan Natshan is an appendage to it; it is not used alone.

أصل عطشان عطشاء، مثل صحراء، والنون بدل من ألف التأنيث، يدل على ذلك أنه يجمع على عطاشى مثل صحارى.

'Aslan' originates from 'Atshaa', like 'Sahraa', and the 'noon' is a substitute for the feminine 'alif', indicated by the fact that it is pluralized as 'Atashaa', like 'Sahara'.

ومكان عطش وعطش: قليل الماء.

And a place 'atish and 'atash: little water.

والعطاش: داء يصيب الانسان يشرب الماء فلا يروى.

And Al-'Atash: a disease that afflicts a person; they drink water but are not quenched.