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ذوى

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of wilting, drying up, or becoming weak, often applied to plants but also to other things that lose their vitality.

Derived headwords

ذَوَىverb
  1. 1.
    the herb withered, its 'yadwi' with kasra, its 'duwiyyan' with damma and shadda, so it is 'dhaw': meaning it witheredboth

    the herb withered, its 'yadwi' with kasra, its 'duwiyyan' with damma and shadda, so it is 'dhaw': meaning it withered

ذَوَىًnoun
  1. 1.
    the herb withered, its 'yadwi' with kasra, its 'duwiyyan' with damma and shadda, so it is 'dhaw': meaning it witheredboth

    the herb withered, its 'yadwi' with kasra, its 'duwiyyan' with damma and shadda, so it is 'dhaw': meaning it withered

ذَاوٍadjective
  1. 1.
    wiltedboth

    Describing something that has wilted, dried up, or become weak.

أَذْوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to wiltboth

    To make something wilt, dry up, or become weak, often due to heat or other adverse conditions.

Parallel reading

ذوى البقل بالفتح يذوي ذويا فهو ذاو
The plant wilted, wilting a wilting, so it is wilted.
أي ذبل
Meaning it withered.
ولا يقال ذوى البقل بالكسر
And it is not said that the plant wilted with a kasra.
وأذواه الحر، أي أذبله
And the heat caused it to wilt, meaning it made it wilt.