عوز

عَوِزٌ ذ Poor; needy; indigent: (K, in this art. and in art. لوز:) and ↓ مُعْوِزٌ signifies the same; (S, TA;) possessing little; and in an evil condition, as also ↓ مِعْوَزٌ, (O, TA,) which latter is anomalous. (TA.) You say, اـِنَّهُ لَعَوِزٌ لَوِزٌ Verily he is poor indeed: the last word being an imitative sequent, (K, in this art. and in art. لوز,) and a corroborative. (TA.)