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ذوع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of consuming, depleting, and spreading. It encompasses the idea of completely consuming something, like water from a basin, and by extension, the act of taking something away or dispersing it.

Derived headwords

ذَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to consume completelyclassical

    To consume or deplete something entirely, leaving nothing behind.

  2. 2.
    to spreadboth

    To spread or disseminate something, often information or goods.

ذَوْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    consumptionclassical

    The act of consuming or depleting something completely.

أَذَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink upclassical

    To drink up all the water in a basin or container.

  2. 2.
    to take awayclassical

    To take away or carry off one's belongings or goods.

Parallel reading

هو الاجتياح والاستئصال
It is the sweeping away and eradication.
وقد ذعنا ما له ذوعا: اجتحناه
And we consumed his property completely, we eradicated it.
وأرى قولهم: أذاع الناس بما في الحوض، إذا شربوه.
And I interpret their saying: 'The people drank up what was in the basin,' if they drank it.
كذا أذاع بمتاعه إذا ذهب به
Likewise, he took away his belongings if he carried them off.
وهما من الذوع.
And these two are from the root 'dhaw'.
أذاع الناس بما في الحوض: إذا شربوه كله
The people drank up all that was in the basin: if they drank it all.