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ضيع

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of loss, perishing, or being wasted. It extends to the idea of neglecting something, leading to its ruin or disappearance. It also encompasses the meaning of property or estate, and in a less common usage, refers to hunger or the diffusion of a scent.

Derived headwords

ضاعَverb
  1. 1.
    the musk: moved and its scent spreadboth

    the musk: moved and its scent spread

  2. 2.
    the thing: meaning, it perishedboth

    the thing: meaning, it perished

ضاع الشئ يضيع ضيعة وضياعا بالفتح — The thing was lost, perishing with loss (open vowel).
الصيف ضيعت اللبن — Summer, you lost the milk.
يُضَيِّعُverb
  1. 1.
    to be lostboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to be lost', indicating perishing or disappearance.

ضاع الشئ يضيع ضيعة وضياعا بالفتح — The thing was lost, perishing with loss (open vowel).
ضَيَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lossboth

    The state of being lost or perished; ruin.

  2. 2.
    estateclassical

    Property, real estate, or land.

  3. 3.
    hungerclassical

    A state of being hungry.

ضاع الشئ يضيع ضيعة وضياعا بالفتح — The thing was lost, perishing with loss (open vowel).
الضيعة: العقار — The estate: real estate.
فلان يأكل في معى ضائع — So-and-so is eating in a hungry stomach.
ضَيَاعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    lossboth

    The state of being lost or perished; ruin.

ضاع الشئ يضيع ضيعة وضياعا بالفتح — The thing was lost, perishing with loss (open vowel).
مَضْيَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    in a house of ruinboth

    in a house of ruin

فلان بدار مضيعة — So-and-so is in a place of ruin.
مِضْيَاعadjective
  1. 1.
    wastefulboth

    One who is prone to losing or wasting money or possessions.

رجل مضياع للمال — A man who is wasteful of money.
إضَاعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wastingboth

    The act of causing something to be lost or wasted; neglect.

الاضاعة والتضييع بمعنى — Wasting and causing to be lost are synonymous.
تَضْيِيعnoun
  1. 1.
    wastingboth

    The act of causing something to be lost or wasted; neglect.

الاضاعة والتضييع بمعنى — Wasting and causing to be lost are synonymous.
أَضَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to loseboth

    To cause something to be lost, wasted, or ruined; to neglect.

أضاع الرجل، إذا فشلت ضياعه وكثرت — A man lost (his property), when his possessions became numerous and widespread.
مُضَيِّعadjective
  1. 1.
    lostclassical

    One whose possessions have become numerous and widespread, leading to a state of loss or ruin.

أضاع الرجل، إذا فشلت ضياعه وكثرت، فهو مضيع — A man lost (his property), when his possessions became numerous and widespread, so he is one who has lost.
ضُيَيْعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small estateclassical

    A diminutive form of 'estate', referring to a small property.

وتصغير الضيعة ضييعة — And the diminutive of 'ضيعة' (estate) is 'ضييعة'.
ضَيَاعnoun
  1. 1.
    the pluralboth

    the plural

والضيعة: العقار، والجمع ضياع وضيع أيضا — And the estate: real estate, and its plural is 'ضياع' and also 'ضيع'.
ضِيعnoun
  1. 1.
    the pluralboth

    the plural

والضيعة: العقار، والجمع ضياع وضيع أيضا — And the estate: real estate, and its plural is 'ضياع' and also 'ضيع'.
تَضَيَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    like itboth

    like it

  2. 2.
    it diffused (a scent)both

    it diffused (a scent)

تضيع المسك: لغة في تضوع، أي فاح — The diffusion of musk: a variant pronunciation for 'tada'' (to diffuse), meaning it was fragrant.

Parallel reading

ضاع الشئ يضيع ضيعة وضياعا بالفتح
The thing was lost, perishing with loss (open vowel).
أي هلك
Meaning it perished.
فلان بدار مضيعة
So-and-so is in a place of ruin.
الصيف ضيعت اللبن
Summer, you lost the milk.
إذا خوطب به المذكر والمؤنث أو الاثنان أو الجمع
When addressed to the masculine, feminine, dual, or plural.
رجل مضياع للمال
A man who is wasteful of money.
أي مضيع
Meaning one who wastes.
الاضاعة والتضييع بمعنى
Wasting and causing to be lost are synonymous.
والضيعة: العقار
And the estate: real estate.
والجمع ضياع وضيع أيضا
And its plural is 'ضياع' and also 'ضيع'.
وأضاع الرجل، إذا فشلت ضياعه وكثرت
And a man lost (his property), when his possessions became numerous and widespread.
فهو مضيع
So he is one who has lost.
وتصغير الضيعة ضييعة
And the diminutive of 'ضيعة' (estate) is 'ضييعة'.
ولا تقل ضويعة
And do not say 'dawiya'.
وفلان يأكل في معى ضائع
And so-and-so is eating in a hungry stomach.
قيل لابنة الخس: ما أحد شئ؟ قالت: ناب جائع، يلقى في معى ضائع
It was said to the daughter of lettuce: What is the most miserable thing? She said: A hungry tooth, cast into a hungry stomach.
وتضيع المسك: لغة في تضوع، أي فاح
The diffusion of musk: a variant pronunciation for 'tada'' (to diffuse), meaning it was fragrant.