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عيع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to sounds, specifically vocalizations used to urge animals or express a lack of understanding. It is noted as obscure and possibly related to onomatopoeia.

Derived headwords

عَيَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unable to understandclassical

    To be perplexed or unable to comprehend something one intended to do.

  2. 2.
    to make a soundclassical

    To utter a sound, possibly onomatopoeic, used for urging camels.

تَعْيِيعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    uttering a soundclassical

    The act of making a sound, specifically the vocalization associated with the root.

عاعيتverb
  1. 1.
    to say 'haa'classical

    To utter the sound 'haa', used as a vocalization for urging camels.

عَيْعَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of urgingclassical

    A vocalization, possibly onomatopoeic, used to urge camels.

عاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of urgingclassical

    A vocalization, possibly onomatopoeic, used to urge camels.

هاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of urgingclassical

    A vocalization, possibly onomatopoeic, used to urge camels.

حاءnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of urgingclassical

    A vocalization, possibly onomatopoeic, used to urge camels.

Parallel reading

عيوا عن أمر قصدوه
They were unable to understand something they intended to do.
حططت على شق الشمال وعيعوا
I descended upon the left flank, and they made a sound.
حطوط رباع محصف الشد قارب
A heavy, strong descent, close-fitting the girth.
عاعيت عيعاء، بالكسر
I made the sound 'عيعاء'.
لا نظير لها سوى حاحيت، وهاهيت
It has no parallel except for 'حاحيت' and 'هاهيت'.
يقولون في زجر الإبل: حاحيت، وعاعيت، وهاهيت: إذا قلت: هاء
They say when driving camels: 'حاحيت', 'عاعيت', and 'هاهيت': if you say 'haa'.
وعاء، وحاء
'haa', and 'haa'.