Salafi Sisters
Salafi Sisters
June 17, 2025 at 04:50 AM
*A comprehensive list of Arabic words for water* 🔖 *First:* ```Standard & Classical Arabic``` 1. *ماءٌ –* Standard word for water (universal; Qur'anic). 2. *غَيْثٌ –* Rain bringing relief (mercy-filled rain). 3. *مَطَرٌ –* Rain (neutral; used in both mercy and punishment contexts). 4. *وَابِلٌ –* Heavy rain. 5. *طَلٌّ –* Light drizzle or dew. 6. *سَيْلٌ –* Flood or stream of rushing water. 7. *عَيْنٌ –* Spring (also means "eye"). 8. *نَهْرٌ –* River. 9. *غَدِيرٌ –* Pond formed by rain or river overflow. 10. *بِئْرٌ –* Well (dug to extract water). 11. *نَدًى –* Dew or moisture on grass in the early morning. 12. *ثَلْجٌ –* Snow. 13. بَرَدٌ – Hail. 📖 *From the Qur'an & Hadith* 1. *مَاءٍ مَعِينٍ –* Flowing, visible water (Surah al-Mulk). 2. *مَاءٍ دَافِقٍ –* Gushing fluid (Surah at-Tariq – referring to semen). 3. *مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ –* Despicable or weak water (used for semen in the Qur’an). 4. *مَاءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ –* Non-stagnant, fresh water. 5. *مَاءٍ حَمِيمٍ –* Boiling hot water (used in the description of Hell). 6. *مَاءٍ صَدِيدٍ –* Pus or festering fluid (punishment of Hell). 7. *مَاءٍ مَرٍّ –* Bitter water (Surah al-Furqan, 25:53). 8. *مَاءٍ فُرَاتٍ –* Sweet,palatable water (same ayah). 🗣️ *Dialectal Words (عاميّة)* *موية –* Mawya (Gulf, Hijazi, Sudanese dialects; widely used in Saudi Arabia). *مايا –* Maya (Common in Egyptian Arabic). *ميّ –* Mayy or Miyyeh (Used in Levantine Arabic: Lebanon, Syria, Palestine). *ما –* Mā (Moroccan Arabic; shortened form). *ما / ماي –* Mā or May (Used in Tunisian and Algerian dialects). *ما / موية –* Mā or Mawya (Yemeni Arabic; both forms are common). ✍🏻 *Poetic / Rare Synonyms* *الرَّوْنَق –* Rawnaq: Gleam or sparkle of water (figurative use in poetry). *القَطْر –* Qaṭr: Drops, especially of rain. *الزُّلَال –* Zulāl: Very pure and cool water (used in classical poetry). *الغَمْر –* Ghamr: Flood or complete immersion. *الدِّيمَة –* Dīmah: Gentle, continuous rain (often peaceful and pleasant). *السَّحَابُ المُنْهَمِر –* Sahāb al-Munhamir: Pouring clouds (used poetically to describe heavy rainfall). *#لغة_القرآن*

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