ظمئ

Arabic

Root
ظ م ء (ẓ-m-ʔ)

Etymology

Compare Hebrew צָמֵא (ṣāmē, to thirst, be thirsty; to yearn, long).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðˤa.mi.ʔa/

Verb

ظَمِئَ • (ẓamiʔa) I, non-past يَظْمَأُ‎ (yaẓmaʔu)

  1. to thirst, be thirsty
    Synonym: عَطِشَ (ʕaṭiša)
    Antonyms: رَوِيَ (rawiya), اِرْتَوَى (irtawā)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:119:
      وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَأُ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحَى
      wa-ʔannaka lā taẓmaʔu fīhā wa-lā taḍḥā
      And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun.
  2. to desire, long

Conjugation

  • ظِمْء (ẓimʔ)

Adjective

ظَمِئ • (ẓamiʔ) (feminine ظَمِئَة (ẓamiʔa), masculine plural ظِمَاء (ẓimāʔ) or ظَمِئُون (ẓamiʔūn), feminine plural ظَمِئَات (ẓamiʔāt))

  1. thirsty
    Synonyms: ظَمْآن (ẓamʔān), عَطِش (ʕaṭiš), عَطْشَان (ʕaṭšān)

Declension

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