عيى

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being unable to articulate, understand, or find a solution to something. It encompasses states of speechlessness, confusion, helplessness, and difficulty, often implying a lack of guidance or a challenging problem.

Derived headwords

العَيّnoun

1.
inarticulatenessboth
The opposite of clear explanation or eloquence. It refers to the inability to express oneself clearly.
2.
inability to find a solutionboth
A state of being unable to find a way forward or a solution to a problem.

عيّ في منطقهverb

1.
to be inarticulateboth
To be unable to speak clearly or express oneself effectively.

وقد عي في منطقه — And he was inarticulate in his speech

عيّ أيضاًverb

1.
to be perplexedboth
To be unable to find a solution or a way forward.

وعيي أيضا — And he was also perplexed

عيّيadjective

1.
inarticulateboth
Describing someone who is unable to speak clearly or express themselves.

عيّverb

1.
to be unable to find a wayboth
To be unable to find a solution or a course of action.

عي بأمره — He was perplexed by his affair

عيّواverb

1.
they were perplexedboth
The plural form indicating that a group of people were unable to find a solution or were confused.

عيوا مخففا — They were perplexed (lightened form)

عيّواverb

1.
they were perplexedboth
The plural form indicating that a group of people were unable to find a solution or were confused, using the intensified form.

عيوا بالتشديد — They were perplexed (with emphasis)

أعياverb

1.
to make someone unable to find a solutionboth
To cause someone to become perplexed or unable to solve a problem.
2.
to exhaustboth
To make someone tired or unable to continue, especially through difficulty.

وأعياني هو — And he made me unable to find a solution

فإن الكثر أعياني قديما — For abundance exhausted me in the past

أعنانىverb

1.
to humble meclassical
To make someone feel submissive or degraded.

ويروى: " أعنانى " أي أذلني وأخضعني — And it is narrated: 'a'nani', meaning 'it humbled me and made me submissive'

معيadjective

1.
exhausted from walkingboth
Describing a person who is tired or unable to continue walking.

وأعيا الرجل في المشى فهو معي — And the man became exhausted from walking, so he is ma'iyy

أعياهverb

1.
God made him unableboth
A passive construction indicating that God caused someone to be unable to find a solution or overcome a difficulty.

وأعياه الله — And God made him unable

تعياverb

1.
to be unable to find a solutionboth
To become perplexed or unable to solve a problem.

وأعيا عليه الامر وتعيا — And the matter became difficult for him and he was unable to find a solution

تعاياverb

1.
to be unable to find a solutionboth
To become perplexed or unable to solve a problem.

وتعايا، بمعنى — And ta'aya, meaning the same

أعياname

1.
a name of a clanclassical
The name of a progenitor of a branch of the Banu Asad tribe.

وأعيا: أبو بطن من أسد — And A'ya: the father of a clan from Asad

أعيوىadjective

1.
belonging to A'yaclassical
A nisba (نسبة) adjective indicating relation to the clan named A'ya.

والنسبة إليهم أعيوى — And the relation to them is A'yawi

داء عياءnoun

1.
incurable diseaseboth
A disease that is difficult or impossible to cure, implying it has baffled physicians.

وداء عياء، أي صعب لا دواء له — And an incurable disease, meaning difficult with no cure

المعاياةnoun

1.
presenting an unsolvable problemclassical
The act of bringing forth something that cannot be understood or solved.

والمعاياة: أن تأتى بشئ لا يهتدى له — And al-mu'ayaha: to bring something that cannot be understood

جمل عياياءadjective

1.
unwilling to mateclassical
Describing a male camel that is unable or unwilling to perform the act of mating.

وجمل عياياء، إذا لم يهتد للضراب — And a camel 'ayyay', if it does not find the way to mating

رجل عياياءadjective

1.
confused and inarticulateboth
Describing a man who is both perplexed by a matter and unable to articulate his thoughts.

ورجل عياياء، إذا عى بالامر والمنطق — And a man 'ayyay', if he is perplexed by the matter and speech

أعياءadjective

1.
perplexedboth
Plural form of someone who is unable to find a solution or is confused.

وقوم أعياء — And people who are perplexed

أعيياءadjective

1.
perplexedboth
An alternative plural form for those who are perplexed or unable to find a solution.

وأعيياء أيضا — And also a'yiya'

أحييةadjective

1.
eloquentclassical
Describing someone who is articulate and clear in speech, the opposite of 'ayy.

فيبين — ...and he is eloquent

Parallel reading

العي: خلاف البيان.

Al-'ayy: the opposite of clear explanation.

وقد عي في منطقه وعيي أيضا، فهو عيى على فعيل، وعى أيضا على فعل.

And he was inarticulate in his speech and also perplexed, so he is 'ayyiyy (adjective) on the pattern of 'af'eel, and 'ayy (verb) on the pattern of fa'al.

وفى المثل: " أعيا من باقل ".

And in the proverb: 'More perplexing than Baqil'.

ويقال أيضا: عي بأمره وعيي، إذا لم يهتد لوجهه.

And it is also said: 'ayy bi-amrihi' and 'u'yiya', if he did not find his way.

وتقول في الجمع: عيوا مخففا، كما قلناه في حيوا.

And you say for the plural: 'ayyu' (lightened), as we said for 'hayyu'.

ويقال أيضا عيوا بالتشديد.

And it is also said 'ayyiw' (with emphasis).

عيوا بأمرهم كما * عيت ببيضتها الحمامه

They were perplexed by their affair, just as * the dove was perplexed by her eggs

وقوم أعياء وأعيياء أيضا.

And people who are perplexed ('a'ya') and also ('a'yiya').

وعييت بأمرى، إذا لم تهتد لوجهه.

And I was perplexed by my affair, if I did not find my way.

فإن الكثر أعياني قديما

For abundance exhausted me in the past

يقول: كنت متوسطا لم أفتقر فقرا شديدا ولا أمكنني جمع المال الكثير.

He means: I was moderate, not extremely poor, nor could I gather much wealth.

وأعيا عليه الامر وتعيا وتعايا، بمعنى.

And the matter became difficult for him, and he became perplexed (ta'ya) and (ta'aya), meaning the same.

وهو أعيا أخو ms1661 فقعس، ابنا طريف بن عمرو بن الحارث بن ثعلبة ابن دودان بن أسد.

And he is A'ya, brother of Fuq'as, sons of Tarif bin Amr bin Al-Harith bin Tha'laba bin Dudan bin Asad.

وداء عياء، أي صعب لا دواء له، كأنه أعيا الاطباء.

And an incurable disease ('iyya'), meaning difficult with no cure, as if it baffled the physicians.

والمعاياة: أن تأتى بشئ لا يهتدى له.

And al-mu'ayaha: to bring something that cannot be understood.

وجمل عياياء، إذا لم يهتد للضراب.

And a camel 'ayyay', if it does not find the way to mating.

ورجل عياياء، إذا عى بالامر والمنطق.

And a man 'ayyay', if he is perplexed by the matter and speech.