
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*