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عذا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plants and land, specifically concerning growth dependent on rain and the quality of soil. It also extends to place names and descriptive terms for fertile land.

Derived headwords

العَذِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    the crop that is watered only by rainboth

    the crop that is watered only by rain

العَذَىnoun
  1. 1.
    the crop that is watered only by rainboth

    the crop that is watered only by rain

العَذَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    good soilboth

    Land characterized by excellent, fertile soil.

عَذِيَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fertile landboth

    Describing land that is good in terms of its soil quality, similar to 'عَذَاة'.

Parallel reading

العذي بالتسكين: الزرع الذي لا يسقيه إلا ماء المطر.
Al-'adhī (with sukun): The crop that is watered only by the rain.
والعذى أيضا: اسم موضع.
And al-'adhā also: is the name of a place.
والعذاة: الأرض الطيبة التربة، والجمع عذوات.
And al-'adhāh: is the land of good soil, and its plural is 'adhawāt.
بأرض هجان الترب وسمية الثرى * عذاة نأت عنها الملوحة والبحر
In land of pure soil and fragrant earth, a fertile place far from saltiness and the sea.
وكذلك أرض عذية مثل خربة.
And likewise is land 'adhīyah, like kharibah.