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وش

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

وَشْوَاشٌ ذ Light, active, or agile; (Lth, S, K;) applied to a man; (S;) and to an ostrich; (AA, K;) and so ↓ وَشْوَاشَةٌ applied to a she-camel; (K;) or this last, so applied, signifies quick, and light or active or agile; and so وَشْوَاشٌ applied to a he-camel; and ↓ وَشْوَشٌ applied to a he-camel and to a man. (TA.) You say also, الذِّرَاعِ ↓ رَجُلٌ وَشْوَشِىُّ, meaning, نشَنَشِييُّهُ, (K,) i. e., A man slender in the [ fore ] arm, and light, or active, in work. (AO, TA.)

Derived headwords

وَشْوَاشٌ
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