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ءثء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of throwing or shooting with a projectile, specifically an arrow. It also encompasses a derived meaning related to a group or gathering of people, and a state of not desiring food.

Derived headwords

الأَثْئِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A collective noun referring to a group or gathering of people.

الأَثَائِيnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    The singular form of 'al-ath'iyyah', referring to a group or gathering of people.

أَثَأْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to shootclassical

    To shoot someone with an arrow.

إِثَاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    shootingclassical

    The act of shooting someone with an arrow.

ائْتَثَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to lose appetiteclassical

    To become someone who does not desire food.

مُؤْتَثِئًاadjective
  1. 1.
    lacking appetiteclassical

    Describing someone who does not desire food.

Parallel reading

الأثئية كالأثفية بالضم، واحد الأثائي (الجماعة)
Al-ath'iyyah, like al-athfiyyah (with dammah), is the singular of al-athā'ī (a group).
يقال: جاء فلان في أثئية، أي جماعة من قومه.
It is said: So-and-so came in a group, meaning a gathering of his people.
وأثأته بسهم إثاءة، كقراءة: رميته به
And I shot him with an arrow, meaning I threw it at him.
أثيته بسهم: رميته به، وهو حرف غريب
I shot him with an arrow: I threw it at him, and it is a rare word.
وجاء قولهم: أصبح الرجل مؤتثئا من ائْتَثَأَ
And their saying came: The man became one who had lost his appetite, from 'aattā'a.
والأكثرون على أنه معتل بالياء، (أي لا يشتهي الطعام)
And the majority hold that it is defective with a 'ya', meaning not desiring food.