معطشة

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معطشة

/mu.ʕatˤ.tˤi.ʃa/

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From the feminine form of مُعَطِّش (muʕaṭṭiš, “thirst-inducing”), the active participle of عَطَّشَ (ʕaṭṭaša, “to make thirsty, to thirsten”), from an old conception that certain venomous snakes would cause thirst. Compare Ancient Greek διψᾰ́ς (dipsắs, “venomous serpent”), from δῐ́ψᾰ (dĭ́psă, “thirst”).

noun مُعَطِّشَة · muʕaṭṭiša · مُعَطِّشَات · مُعَطِّش · الْمُعَطِّشَة

A certain kind of venomous snake thought to inflict intense thirst on those it bit.
colubrid
Similar: حَنَش

In English

colubrid snake in the family Colubridae

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"معطشة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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معطشة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A9

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {معطشة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B7%D8%B4%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}