ضوع
Root entry · 21 derived lemmasThe 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
- 1.to agitate, stirboth
To move something vigorously or stir it up. It can also mean to trouble or disturb someone.
- 2.to weigh down, troubleclassical
To make something heavy or burdensome, or to cause distress and agitation.
- 3.to frightenclassical
To cause someone to be startled or frightened.
- 4.to make difficultclassical
To make something arduous or challenging.
- 1.agitation, movementboth
The act of stirring, moving, or agitating something.
- 2.frightclassical
The state of being frightened or startled.
- 1.agitated, troubledboth
Someone or something that is stirred, agitated, or troubled.
- 2.frightenedclassical
In a state of fear or alarm.
- 1.to agitate, stirboth
He/she/it agitates, stirs, or moves something.
- 2.to weigh down, troubleclassical
He/she/it weighs down, troubles, or disturbs.
- 3.to frightenclassical
He/she/it frightens or startles.
- 4.to make difficultclassical
He/she/it makes difficult or arduous.
- 1.to weaken, make thinclassical
To cause a riding animal to become weak and emaciated.
- 2.to spread (scent)both
For a scent, especially of musk, to spread and become fragrant.
- 3.to move, spread (scent)both
To move and diffuse, like a scent.
- 4.to spread (foul smell)classical
For a foul odor to spread and become noticeable.
- 5.to sway, bendclassical
For the wind to bend or sway a branch.
- 6.to writhe, cry outboth
For a child to writhe and cry out in distress.
- 1.emaciated animalsclassical
Weakened and emaciated riding animals.
- 2.slender animalsclassical
Thin or slender camels or other animals.
- 1.feed (young)classical
An imperative verb commanding to feed or regurgitate food for young birds.
- 1.to spread (scent)both
To spread and diffuse, especially a pleasant fragrance like musk.
- 2.to writhe, cry outboth
To writhe and cry out, particularly a child in distress.
- 3.to move, stirclassical
To move or stir, often used in relation to scents or agitation.
- 4.to be frightenedclassical
To be startled or frightened.
- 1.night birdclassical
A type of night bird, possibly a type of owl, hoopoe, or a small black bird with red wings.
- 2.child's cryingboth
The crying or wailing of a child.
- 1.small birdclassical
A small bird, often described as yellowish, short-necked, and making a sound at dawn.
- 1.bird's cryclassical
The cry or sound made by a bird, specifically the الضوع.
- 1.night birdsclassical
Plural of الضوع, referring to night birds.
- 1.night birdsclassical
Plural of الضوع, referring to night birds.
- 1.bird's cryclassical
The sound or cry of a bird.
- 1.foxclassical
A fox.
- 1.slender animalsclassical
Thin or slender camels or other animals.
- 1.to writhe, cry outboth
To writhe or cry out, like a young bird or child seeking nourishment or in distress.
- 2.to be frightenedclassical
To be startled or frightened.
- 1.to agitate, stirclassical
To move and stir something, or to agitate it.
- 2.to exciteclassical
To excite or agitate.
- 1.to be frightenedclassical
To be frightened and cry out.
- 1.child's cryingboth
The act of a child crying and writhing.
- 2.spreading of scentboth
The spreading and diffusion of a fragrance.
- 1.place nameclassical
A place name.