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ā`ě`, vulg. āy`a (act. part. of ضیع 'to perish,' etc.), part. adj. Perishing, becoming lost or destroyed; lost, wasted, fruitless, abortive:—ā`ě` jānā, v.n.=ā`ě` honā:—ā`ě` karnā, v.t. To cause, or allow, to perish, to destroy; to lose; to consume, waste; to apply (labour, etc.) to no purpose, to misapply; to frustrate:—ā`ě` honā, v.n. To perish; to pass away, to die; to be or become lost; to be wasted.
Origin: Arabic