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ضوع

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

The root ضوع (ḍawʿ) primarily relates to movement, agitation, and spreading, particularly of scents or sounds. It also encompasses concepts of weakening, becoming thin, and the distress or crying of a child. Additionally, it denotes a type of night bird.

Derived headwords

{ضاعه}verb
  1. 1.
    to agitate, stirboth

    To move something vigorously or stir it up. It can also mean to trouble or disturb someone.

  2. 2.
    to weigh down, troubleclassical

    To make something heavy or burdensome, or to cause distress and agitation.

  3. 3.
    to frightenclassical

    To cause someone to be startled or frightened.

  4. 4.
    to make difficultclassical

    To make something arduous or challenging.

{ضوعا}noun
  1. 1.
    agitation, movementboth

    The act of stirring, moving, or agitating something.

  2. 2.
    frightclassical

    The state of being frightened or startled.

مُضَوَّعadjective
  1. 1.
    agitated, troubledboth

    Someone or something that is stirred, agitated, or troubled.

  2. 2.
    frightenedclassical

    In a state of fear or alarm.

الفؤاد به مضوع — the heart is agitated by it
{يضوع}verb
  1. 1.
    to agitate, stirboth

    He/she/it agitates, stirs, or moves something.

  2. 2.
    to weigh down, troubleclassical

    He/she/it weighs down, troubles, or disturbs.

  3. 3.
    to frightenclassical

    He/she/it frightens or startles.

  4. 4.
    to make difficultclassical

    He/she/it makes difficult or arduous.

{ضاع}verb
  1. 1.
    to weaken, make thinclassical

    To cause a riding animal to become weak and emaciated.

  2. 2.
    to spread (scent)both

    For a scent, especially of musk, to spread and become fragrant.

  3. 3.
    to move, spread (scent)both

    To move and diffuse, like a scent.

  4. 4.
    to spread (foul smell)classical

    For a foul odor to spread and become noticeable.

  5. 5.
    to sway, bendclassical

    For the wind to bend or sway a branch.

  6. 6.
    to writhe, cry outboth

    For a child to writhe and cry out in distress.

{الضوائع}noun
  1. 1.
    emaciated animalsclassical

    Weakened and emaciated riding animals.

  2. 2.
    slender animalsclassical

    Thin or slender camels or other animals.

{ضع}verb
  1. 1.
    feed (young)classical

    An imperative verb commanding to feed or regurgitate food for young birds.

{تَضَوَّع}verb
  1. 1.
    to spread (scent)both

    To spread and diffuse, especially a pleasant fragrance like musk.

  2. 2.
    to writhe, cry outboth

    To writhe and cry out, particularly a child in distress.

  3. 3.
    to move, stirclassical

    To move or stir, often used in relation to scents or agitation.

  4. 4.
    to be frightenedclassical

    To be startled or frightened.

{الضَّوْع}noun
  1. 1.
    night birdclassical

    A type of night bird, possibly a type of owl, hoopoe, or a small black bird with red wings.

  2. 2.
    child's cryingboth

    The crying or wailing of a child.

{الضَّوْعَة}noun
  1. 1.
    small birdclassical

    A small bird, often described as yellowish, short-necked, and making a sound at dawn.

{الضُّوَع}noun
  1. 1.
    bird's cryclassical

    The cry or sound made by a bird, specifically the الضوع.

{أَضْوَاع}noun
  1. 1.
    night birdsclassical

    Plural of الضوع, referring to night birds.

{ضَيَعَان}noun
  1. 1.
    night birdsclassical

    Plural of الضوع, referring to night birds.

{الضَّوَاع}noun
  1. 1.
    bird's cryclassical

    The sound or cry of a bird.

{الضُّبَاع}noun
  1. 1.
    foxclassical

    A fox.

{الضَّوَائِع}noun
  1. 1.
    slender animalsclassical

    Thin or slender camels or other animals.

{اِنْضَاعَ}verb
  1. 1.
    to writhe, cry outboth

    To writhe or cry out, like a young bird or child seeking nourishment or in distress.

  2. 2.
    to be frightenedclassical

    To be startled or frightened.

{ضَوَّعَ}verb
  1. 1.
    to agitate, stirclassical

    To move and stir something, or to agitate it.

  2. 2.
    to exciteclassical

    To excite or agitate.

{اِنْضَاعَ}verb
  1. 1.
    to be frightenedclassical

    To be frightened and cry out.

{تَضَوُّع}noun
  1. 1.
    child's cryingboth

    The act of a child crying and writhing.

  2. 2.
    spreading of scentboth

    The spreading and diffusion of a fragrance.

{أَضْوَع}name
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name.

Parallel reading

ضاعه الريح: أثقله، وأقلقه
The wind agitated it: it weighed it down and disturbed it.
ضاعه أمر كذا وكذا يضوعه: أفزعه
Such-and-such a matter agitated him, frightening him.
فما ضاعني تعريضه واندراؤه ... علي وإني بالعلا لجدير
His insinuation and evasion did not trouble me, and indeed I am worthy of high status.
ضاع السفر الدابة: هزلها
The journey weakened the animal: it made it emaciated.
ضاع الطائر فرخه يضوعه ضوعا: زقه
The bird fed its young, regurgitating food for it.
ضاع المسك يضوع ضوعا: تحرك فانتشرت رائحته، ونفحت، كتضوع
Musk spread, moving and diffusing its scent, becoming fragrant, like it spreads.
تضوع المسك منهما نسيم الصبا جاءت بريا القرنفل
The musk spread from them like the morning breeze bringing the scent of cloves.
تضوع مسكا بطن نعمان إذ مشت ... به زينب في نسوة عطرات
The valley of Nu'man spread musk as scent when Zaynab walked through it with perfumed women.
هو المسك ما كررته يتضوع
It is musk, the more it is repeated, the more its fragrance spreads.
تضوع النتن
The foul smell spread.
تضوعن لو تضمخن بالمسك صماحا كأنه ريح مرق
They would spread (a foul smell) even if they were perfumed with musk, like the smell of tanned hides.
ضاغت الريح الغصن ضوعا: ميلته
The wind swayed the branch, bending it.
ضاع الصبي ضوعا: تضور وصاح من البكاء
The child writhed and cried out from weeping.
ضربته حتى تضوع وتضور
I struck him until he writhed and cried out.
يعز عليها رقبتي ويسوءها ... بكاه، فتثني الجيد أن يتضوعا
It pains her to see me and distresses her to hear him cry, so she turns her neck lest he cry out.
لا يسمع المرء فيها ما يؤنسه ... بالليل إلا نئيم البوم والضوعا
In that desolate place, one hears nothing at night to comfort him except the hooting of owls and the cry of the الضوع bird.
لن يخاطر البازل الربع، ولن يطاير البازي الضوع
The mature camel will not take risks, and the falcon will not chase the الضوع bird.
فريخان ينضاعان في الفجر كلما ... أحسا دوي الريح أو صوت ناعب
Two young birds stretch out in the dawn whenever they sense the roar of the wind or the cry of a crow.
لا يضوعنك ما تسمع منها أي لا تكترث له
Do not let what you hear from them trouble you; that is, do not be concerned by it.