ضائع

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Arabic

Root
ض ي ع (ḍ-y-ʕ)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of ضَاعَ (ḍāʕa, to get lost).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ضَائِع (ḍāʔiʕ) (feminine ضَائِعَة (ḍāʔiʕa))

  1. lost
  2. missing
  3. wasted

Declension

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ضَائِع (ḍāʔiʕ).

Noun

ضائع (zāyi)

  1. lost
  2. missing
  3. wasted

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic ضَائِع (ḍāʔiʕ).

Adjective

ضائع (zāyā) (Hindi spelling ज़ाया)

  1. lost
  2. missing
  3. wasted