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ءظ ظ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of fullness or reaching a limit, particularly in the context of a container being completely full and having no more space for addition.

Derived headwords

مِئْظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    no more roomclassical

    A place or capacity for something to be added; a point beyond which nothing more can be contained.

مِئْطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    no more roomclassical

    A place or capacity for something to be added; a point beyond which nothing more can be contained. This is presented as the correct form.

Parallel reading

امتلأ الإناء، حتى ما يجد مئظا
The vessel was full, to the point that it could not find any more room.
أي ما يجد مزيدا
Meaning, it could not find any more to add.
الصواب فيه مئطا، بالطاء المهملة
The correct form is 'mi'ṭan', with the unpointed ṭāʼ.