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ءيض

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of returning, coming back, or reverting to a previous state or place. It also extends to the idea of transformation or becoming something else, often used metaphorically. The adverb 'also' is derived from this root, signifying repetition or addition.

Derived headwords

الأيضnoun
  1. 1.
    returnboth

    The act of returning to something or coming back to a previous state or place.

  2. 2.
    transformationclassical

    The process of becoming something different or changing from one state to another.

آضverb
  1. 1.
    returnedboth

    He returned, came back to a place or state.

  2. 2.
    becameclassical

    He became, transformed into something else.

يئيضverb
  1. 1.
    returnsboth

    He returns, comes back to a place or state.

  2. 2.
    becomesclassical

    He becomes, transforms into something else.

أيضاparticle
  1. 1.
    alsoboth

    Used to indicate repetition, addition, or similarity; meaning 'again' or 'likewise'. It is a metaphorical extension from the root's core meaning of returning.

الأوضةnoun
  1. 1.
    small hutclassical

    A small dwelling or hut that a person retreats to, possibly derived from the idea of returning or seeking refuge.

Parallel reading

آض: عاد
He returned: he came back.
آض فلان إلى أهله، أي رجع إليهم
So-and-so returned to his family, meaning he went back to them.
وآض كذا، أي صار
And so-and-so became, meaning it turned into.
يقال: آض سواد شعره بياضا
It is said: the blackness of his hair turned to white.
فعل ذلك أيضا، إذا فعله معاودا له، راجعا إليه
He did that also, if he did it repeatedly, returning to it.
افعل ذلك! أيضا
Do that! also.
صار الفقير غنيا، وعاد غنيا
The poor man became rich, and returned to being rich.
إن الشمس اسودت حتى آضت كأنها تنومة
Indeed, the sun turned black until it became like a mangrove tree.
أي صارت ورجعت
Meaning it became and returned.
الأيض: الرجوع
The return: the going back.
الأيض: العود إلى الشيء
The return: the coming back to a thing.
الأيض: صيرورة الشيء شيئا غيره، وتحويله من حاله
The return: the becoming of a thing into something else, and its transformation from its state.