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Root entry · 34 derived lemmasThis root primarily concerns nighttime activities, particularly patrolling, searching, and tracking. It extends to concepts of slowness, scarcity, and sometimes negative attributes like being ill-tempered or untrustworthy. It also encompasses terms for containers and specific locations.
Derived headwords
- 1.to patrol at nightclassical
To move about at night for the purpose of guarding people, investigating suspicious individuals, and uncovering their intentions.
- 2.to be slowclassical
To be delayed or slow in action.
- 3.to feed littleclassical
To give a small amount of food to someone, especially animals.
- 4.to graze aloneclassical
Said of a female camel that grazes by herself.
- 5.to be slow and lacking goodnessclassical
To be characterized by slowness and a lack of positive qualities.
- 1.cupsclassical
Drinking vessels, particularly large ones, into which two or more people drink.
- 2.large cupsclassical
The larger types of drinking vessels, bigger than a 'ghumr' and longer than a 'rifd'.
- 3.a tribe/clan nameclassical
A name for a lineage or clan, such as Banu 'Assas.
- 1.guardsclassical
A collective noun for guards or night watchmen.
- 2.merchantsclassical
A term for merchants, often implying eagerness or greed.
- 3.large vesselsclassical
Large containers or pots.
- 1.wolfclassical
A wolf, especially one that prowls at night seeking prey.
- 2.restless wolfclassical
A wolf characterized by constant movement or inability to settle.
- 3.night prowlerclassical
One who prowls at night, applicable to various predators.
- 1.night prowlerclassical
One that hunts or prowls at night, applied to predators like wolves.
- 2.female camel with little milkclassical
A female camel that produces little milk, even if her milk has accumulated.
- 3.ill-tempered camelclassical
A camel that is difficult to milk, kicks, or moves away from the milker.
- 4.woman of ill reputeclassical
A woman who is not concerned about approaching men or is involved in suspicious nighttime activities.
- 5.man of little goodclassical
A man characterized by a lack of positive qualities or benefits.
- 6.female camel that grazes aloneclassical
A female camel that grazes by herself.
- 1.large cupsclassical
A plural form for large drinking vessels.
- 1.cupsclassical
Drinking vessels, particularly large ones.
- 2.large cupsclassical
The larger types of drinking vessels.
- 1.nightfall approachedclassical
The darkness of night began to approach.
- 2.nightfall recededclassical
The darkness of night began to recede or pass.
- 3.to prowl at nightclassical
Said of a wolf or any predator that prowls at night.
- 4.clouds drew nearclassical
Said of clouds that approached the ground at night, especially with lightning.
- 5.to obscure or confuseclassical
To make something unclear, obscure, or confusing.
- 1.mirageclassical
A shimmering or optical illusion seen in the distance, often resembling water.
- 1.mirageclassical
A shimmering or optical illusion seen in the distance.
- 2.night darknessclassical
The deep darkness of the entire night.
- 1.to acquire or seekclassical
To gain, acquire, or seek something, similar to 'i'tasama'.
- 2.to enter among camels and touch udderclassical
To approach a herd of camels and touch their udders, often to stimulate milk production.
- 3.to tread upon and knowclassical
To tread upon a place and become familiar with its conditions or news.
- 4.to seek tracesclassical
To search for signs or tracks, especially of animals or people.
- 1.night patrollingclassical
The act of patrolling at night for security purposes.
- 1.a place nameclassical
A specific location mentioned in poetry.
- 1.a place nameclassical
A location mentioned in classical poetry.
- 1.a notable personclassical
A well-known individual from the early Islamic period in Basra.
- 1.a location nameclassical
The name of a place west of Al-Hima, belonging to Banu Ja'far.
- 1.wolfclassical
A wolf that is a persistent hunter.
- 1.slowness and lack of goodnessclassical
A state of being slow and having little positive value.
- 1.to follow tracksclassical
To pursue or follow the tracks of something or someone.
- 2.to pursue wrongdoingclassical
To actively engage in or follow paths of vice or wrongdoing.
- 1.a village nameclassical
A village in Egypt, in the Gharbia governorate.
- 1.pursuerclassical
One who seeks or pursues.
- 1.to smellclassical
To sniff or smell, like the nostril of a wolf.
- 2.to seek prey at nightclassical
To hunt or seek prey during the nighttime.
- 1.the searchclassical
The act of seeking or searching for something.
- 1.hedgehogsclassical
A name for hedgehogs, likely due to their nocturnal activity.
- 1.a camel that kicksclassical
A female camel that kicks the milker and spills the milk.
- 1.maleclassical
The male organ.
- 1.to approachclassical
To approach, especially referring to the darkness of night or clouds.
- 1.lightweightclassical
Something light or agile, similar to 'ascasa'.
- 1.slowclassical
Characterized by slowness.
- 1.slowness and lack of goodnessclassical
A state of being slow and having little positive value.
- 1.to seek milkclassical
To seek the milk of a female camel.
- 1.a mountain nameclassical
A mountain mentioned in classical poetry.
- 1.to follow tracksclassical
To meticulously follow and trace the footprints or signs of someone or something.
- 1.to pursue wrongdoingclassical
To actively engage in or follow paths of vice or wrongdoing.