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مظع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the process of making something smooth, supple, or dry through manipulation, absorption, or exposure to elements like wind or water. It extends to concepts of absorption, lingering, and even the remnants of something.

Derived headwords

مَظَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to smooth and suppleboth

    To make something smooth and supple, often by rubbing or manipulating it, like a bowstring or wood.

  2. 2.
    to dry outboth

    To dry something out, making it stiff or dry, such as wood exposed to the sun.

  3. 3.
    to absorb moistureclassical

    To absorb moisture, like a plant absorbing water from its bark.

  4. 4.
    to followclassical

    To follow or pursue something, like following a shadow.

  5. 5.
    to delayclassical

    To be late or delayed, especially in grazing.

مَظْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothness and supplenessboth

    The state of being smooth and supple, achieved through manipulation.

  2. 2.
    drynessboth

    The state of being dry or stiffened.

تمظيعnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothing and drying processclassical

    The process of smoothing and drying wood by cutting it green, exposing it to the sun with its bark on to prevent cracking, and allowing it to absorb moisture.

  2. 2.
    soaking with oilclassical

    The process of soaking leather with oil until it is absorbed.

  3. 3.
    moistening brothclassical

    The act of moistening thick soup (tharid) with fat.

  4. 4.
    followingclassical

    The act of following or pursuing.

تمظعهverb
  1. 1.
    to smooth itboth

    To smooth or supple something, often a bowstring or wood.

  2. 2.
    to dry it outboth

    To dry something out, making it stiff.

  3. 3.
    to absorb its waterclassical

    To absorb the water from something, like the bark of a tree.

المظعةnoun
  1. 1.
    remnant of herbageclassical

    A remnant or leftover of herbage or pasture.

تمظعverb
  1. 1.
    to absorbclassical

    To absorb, especially moisture from bark.

  2. 2.
    to lick upclassical

    To lick up completely.

  3. 3.
    to followclassical

    To follow or pursue.

  4. 4.
    to delayclassical

    To be late or delayed.

التمظعnoun
  1. 1.
    absorption of bark waterclassical

    The absorption of moisture from the bark by a twig or branch.

Parallel reading

مظع الوتر وغيره، كمنع مظعا: ملسه وذبله
To smooth and supple a bowstring and other things, like 'man'a', with 'maz'an': to smooth and make it supple.
مظع الوتر تمظيعا: ملسه حتى يبسه، وكذلك الخشبة، زاد غيره: وألانه.
To smooth a bowstring 'tamzee'an': to smooth it until it becomes dry, and likewise wood; others added: and to make it soft.
مظعت الريح الشجرة: امتخرت ندوتها.
The wind 'maz'a'd' the tree: it dried up its dew.
والصواب: بقية من الكلإ
And the correct reading is: a remnant of herbage.
وهو أن تقطع الخشبة رطبة، ثم تضعها بلحائها في الشمس حتى يتشرب ماؤها، ويترك لحاؤها عليها، لئلا تتصدع
It is when you cut the wood while it is green, then place it with its bark in the sun until its water is absorbed, and its bark is left on it, so that it does not crack.
فمظعها حولين ماء لحائها تعالى على ظهر العريش وتنزل
So he smoothed it for two years with the water of its bark, raising it on the roof of the arbor by night and lowering it by day.
وقد مظعها الماء، أي: شربها
And the water 'maz'a'd' it, meaning: it drank it.
فلما نجا من ذلك الكرب لم يزل يمظعها ماء اللحاء لتذبلا
And when he escaped that distress, he kept making the water of the bark absorb into it to make it supple.
فمظعا شهرين ماء لحائها وينظر فيها أيها هو غامز
So he made the water of its bark absorb for two months, and he looked at it to see which one was pliable.
وهو: أن يترك عليها ماء لحائها سنتين، حتى يشرب العود ماء اللحاء، فتأمل ذلك.
It is: to leave the water of its bark on it for two years, until the wood absorbs the water of the bark; ponder that.
والتمظيع: تسقية الأديم الدهن حتى يشربه
And 'tamzee'' is: to moisten the leather with oil until it absorbs it.
التمظيع: تروية الثريد بالدسم
'Tamzee'' is: moistening the tharid with fat.
ولقد تمظع ما عندنا
And indeed, he licked up all that we had.
تمظع الظل: تتبعه من موضع إلى موضع.
The shadow 'tamza'a': to follow it from place to place.
تمظع في الرعي: إذا تأخر عن الوقت.
'Tamza'a' in grazing: if he is late for the time.
تشرب القضيب ماء اللحاء، يقال: مظعه فتمظع.
The twig absorbs the water of the bark; it is said: 'maz'a'd' it, and it 'tamza'a'd'.