ظمئ

Arabic

Root
ظ م ء (ẓ m ʔ)
7 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣amiʔ- (“to thirst”). Compare Hebrew צָמֵא (ṣāmē, “to thirst; to yearn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðˤa.mi.ʔa/

Verb

ظَمِئَ • (ẓamiʔa) I (non-past يَظْمَأُ (yaẓmaʔu), verbal noun ظَمَأ (ẓamaʔ) or ظَمَاء (ẓamāʔ) or ظَمَاءَة (ẓamāʔa))

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

    Conjugation of ظَمِئَ (I, sound, i ~ a, no passive (?), verbal nouns ظَمَأ, ظَمَاء, ظَمَاءَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						ظَمَأ, ظَمَاء, ظَمَاءَة ẓamaʔ, ẓamāʔ, ẓamāʔa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						ظَامِئ, ظَمْآن, ظَمِئ ẓāmiʔ, ẓamʔān, ẓamiʔ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	ظَمِئْتُ ẓamiʔtu	ظَمِئْتَ ẓamiʔta	ظَمِئَ ẓamiʔa		ظَمِئْتُمَا ẓamiʔtumā	ظَمِئَا ẓamiʔā		ظَمِئْنَا ẓamiʔnā	ظَمِئْتُمْ ẓamiʔtum	ظَمِئُوا ẓamiʔū
	f		ظَمِئْتِ ẓamiʔti	ظَمِئَتْ ẓamiʔat			ظَمِئَتَا ẓamiʔatā			ظَمِئْتُنَّ ẓamiʔtunna	ظَمِئْنَ ẓamiʔna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَظْمَأُ ʔaẓmaʔu	تَظْمَأُ taẓmaʔu	يَظْمَأُ yaẓmaʔu		تَظْمَآنِ taẓmaʔāni	يَظْمَآنِ yaẓmaʔāni		نَظْمَأُ naẓmaʔu	تَظْمَؤُونَ taẓmaʔūna	يَظْمَؤُونَ yaẓmaʔūna
	f		تَظْمَئِينَ taẓmaʔīna	تَظْمَأُ taẓmaʔu			تَظْمَآنِ taẓmaʔāni			تَظْمَأْنَ taẓmaʔna	يَظْمَأْنَ yaẓmaʔna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَظْمَأَ ʔaẓmaʔa	تَظْمَأَ taẓmaʔa	يَظْمَأَ yaẓmaʔa		تَظْمَآ taẓmaʔā	يَظْمَآ yaẓmaʔā		نَظْمَأَ naẓmaʔa	تَظْمَؤُوا taẓmaʔū	يَظْمَؤُوا yaẓmaʔū
	f		تَظْمَئِي taẓmaʔī	تَظْمَأَ taẓmaʔa			تَظْمَآ taẓmaʔā			تَظْمَأْنَ taẓmaʔna	يَظْمَأْنَ yaẓmaʔna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَظْمَأْ ʔaẓmaʔ	تَظْمَأْ taẓmaʔ	يَظْمَأْ yaẓmaʔ		تَظْمَآ taẓmaʔā	يَظْمَآ yaẓmaʔā		نَظْمَأْ naẓmaʔ	تَظْمَؤُوا taẓmaʔū	يَظْمَؤُوا yaẓmaʔū
	f		تَظْمَئِي taẓmaʔī	تَظْمَأْ taẓmaʔ			تَظْمَآ taẓmaʔā			تَظْمَأْنَ taẓmaʔna	يَظْمَأْنَ yaẓmaʔna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِظْمَأْ iẓmaʔ			اِظْمَآ iẓmaʔā				اِظْمَؤُوا iẓmaʔū
	f		اِظْمَئِي iẓmaʔī							اِظْمَأْنَ iẓmaʔna

Related terms

• 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

Declension of adjective ظَمِئ (ẓamiʔ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَمِئ ẓamiʔ	الظَّمِئ aẓ-ẓamiʔ	ظَمِئَة ẓamiʔa	الظَّمِئَة aẓ-ẓamiʔa
Nominative	ظَمِئٌ ẓamiʔun	الظَّمِئُ aẓ-ẓamiʔu	ظَمِئَةٌ ẓamiʔatun	الظَّمِئَةُ aẓ-ẓamiʔatu
Accusative	ظَمِئًا ẓamiʔan	الظَّمِئَ aẓ-ẓamiʔa	ظَمِئَةً ẓamiʔatan	الظَّمِئَةَ aẓ-ẓamiʔata
Genitive	ظَمِئٍ ẓamiʔin	الظَّمِئِ aẓ-ẓamiʔi	ظَمِئَةٍ ẓamiʔatin	الظَّمِئَةِ aẓ-ẓamiʔati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَمِئَيْن ẓamiʔayn	الظَّمِئَيْن aẓ-ẓamiʔayn	ظَمِئَتَيْن ẓamiʔatayn	الظَّمِئَتَيْن aẓ-ẓamiʔatayn
Nominative	ظَمِئَانِ ẓamiʔāni	الظَّمِئَانِ aẓ-ẓamiʔāni	ظَمِئَتَانِ ẓamiʔatāni	الظَّمِئَتَانِ aẓ-ẓamiʔatāni
Accusative	ظَمِئَيْنِ ẓamiʔayni	الظَّمِئَيْنِ aẓ-ẓamiʔayni	ظَمِئَتَيْنِ ẓamiʔatayni	الظَّمِئَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓamiʔatayni
Genitive	ظَمِئَيْنِ ẓamiʔayni	الظَّمِئَيْنِ aẓ-ẓamiʔayni	ظَمِئَتَيْنِ ẓamiʔatayni	الظَّمِئَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓamiʔatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	ظَمِئَات ẓamiʔāt	الظَّمِئَات aẓ-ẓamiʔāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	ظَمِئَاتٌ ẓamiʔātun	الظَّمِئَاتُ aẓ-ẓamiʔātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	ظَمِئَاتٍ ẓamiʔātin	الظَّمِئَاتِ aẓ-ẓamiʔāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	ظَمِئَاتٍ ẓamiʔātin	الظَّمِئَاتِ aẓ-ẓamiʔāti