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ضءي

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the physical state of being thin, emaciated, or having a slender body. It can refer to a natural thinness or thinness due to leanness or illness.

Derived headwords

ضَؤِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be thinboth

    To have a slender or emaciated body, either by nature or due to leanness or illness.

ضَوَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be thinboth

    To have a slender or emaciated body, either by nature or due to leanness or illness. This form uses the 'waw' (و) instead of 'ya' (ي).

Parallel reading

أي (دق جسمه) أو عظمه خلقة أو هزالا في ضوى بالواو كما سيأتي
Meaning (his body became thin) or his bones became thin, either by nature or leanness, in the form 'ḍawā' with the waw, as will be mentioned later.