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ظيء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of foolishness and being foolish. It also extends to the meaning of causing distress or vexation to someone.

Derived headwords

الظوأةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish manboth

    A man who is foolish or lacking in intelligence.

الظاءةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state or quality of being foolish; foolishness.

ظيأهverb
  1. 1.
    to vex himclassical

    To cause someone distress, annoyance, or vexation.

تظييئاverb
  1. 1.
    vexing himclassical

    The act of causing someone distress, annoyance, or vexation (masdar of form II).

Parallel reading

هو الرجل الأحمق
He is the foolish man.
كالظاءة
Like the foolish one.
ظيأه تظييئا
He vexed him, causing him vexation.
إذا غمه
If he distressed him.
وحنقه
And made him angry.
وقد فرق بينهما الصاغاني
Al-Saghani has differentiated between them.
فذكر الظوأة في ظوأ
He mentioned Al-Zawa'ah under the root Z-W-A.
وظيأه في ظيأ
And he mentioned Z-Y-A'ah under the root Z-Y-A.