عَطِشَ

, aorist عَطَشَ , verbal noun عَطَشٌ, (S, O, Msb, K,) and sometimes مَعْطَشٌ, (TA,) He thirsted; was thirsty: was in want of drink; and it was in want of irrigation: عَطَشٌ being the opposite of رِىٌّ. (S, O, TA.)

عَطِشَ إِلَى لِقَايءِهِ (tropical:) He longed, or desired, [lit. thirsted,] to meet with him: like as they say ظَمِيءَ. (IDrd, O.) And أَنَا شَدِيدُ العَطَشِ إِلَى لِقَايءِكَ (tropical:) [I am vehemently longing, or desiring, to meet with thee]. (A.) [See also the first paragraph of article عمى.]

-A2- عَاطَشَهُ فَعَطَشَهُ: see 3.