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ظعي

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of a wet nurse or a woman who cares for a child, possibly in a nurturing or supportive capacity. It is noted as being neglected by major lexicographers.

Derived headwords

الظاعيةnoun
  1. 1.
    wet nurseclassical

    A woman who breastfeeds and cares for a child that is not her own.

  2. 2.
    nurturing womanclassical

    A woman who is a caregiver or nurturer, particularly for a child.

دايةnoun
  1. 1.
    midwifeboth

    A woman who assists in childbirth.

  2. 2.
    wet nurseboth

    A woman who breastfeeds and cares for a child that is not her own.

حاضنةnoun
  1. 1.
    nannyboth

    A woman employed to care for children in their own home.

  2. 2.
    foster motherboth

    A woman who takes on the role of a mother to a child, especially one who is not biologically related.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري والجماعة
Al-Jawhari and the group neglected it.
هي الداية الحاضنة
She is the wet nurse, the nurturer.
وعلى الأول اقتصر ابن الأعرابي
And Ibn al-A'rabi limited himself to the first meaning.