معطشة

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”).

• IPA^(key): /mu.ʕatˤ.tˤi.ʃa/

مُعَطِّشَة • (muʕaṭṭiša) f (plural مُعَطِّشَات (muʕaṭṭišāt), masculine مُعَطِّش (muʕaṭṭiš))

1. A certain kind of venomous snake thought to inflict intense thirst on those it bit.
2. (herpetology) colubrid

   Synonym: حَنَش (ḥanaš)