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ولث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root 'ولث' primarily concerns the concept of a weak, unconfirmed, or partial agreement, promise, or covenant. It also extends to meanings of a small amount of something, a light touch or blow, and a remnant or residue.

Derived headwords

وَلَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a weak covenantboth

    To establish an agreement or covenant that is not firm or confirmed, implying a degree of weakness or uncertainty.

  2. 2.
    to promise weaklyboth

    To make a promise that is not strong or binding, often implying insincerity or a lack of commitment.

  3. 3.
    to strike lightlyboth

    To hit or strike someone with a light or gentle blow.

  4. 4.
    to directclassical

    To guide or direct someone in a matter, implying a subtle or indirect approach.

ولث لي ولثا لم يحكمه أي عاهدني — He made a weak covenant with me, meaning he promised me.
ولثت لك ألث ولثا أي وعدتك عدة ضعيفة — I promised you a weak promise.
ولثه بالعصا يلثه ولثا أي ضربه — He struck him with a stick.
الوَلْثnoun
  1. 1.
    weak covenantboth

    An agreement or covenant that is not firm, confirmed, or strongly binding; a weak pact.

  2. 2.
    small amountboth

    A small quantity or portion of something, such as a covenant, a blow, or rain.

  3. 3.
    light blowboth

    A gentle or light strike, not causing significant injury.

  4. 4.
    residueboth

    A remnant or leftover part of something, such as dough, water, or wine.

  5. 5.
    directionclassical

    Guidance or direction in a matter, often implying a subtle or indirect approach.

والولث: عقد ليس بمحكم ولا مؤكد، وهو الضعيف — And al-walth: a covenant that is not firm nor confirmed, and it is the weak one.
والولث: الشيء اليسير من العهد — And al-walth: a small amount of a covenant.
ولث من عهد أي شيء قليل — A small amount of a covenant, meaning a little bit of it.
والولث: اليسير من الضرب والوجع — And al-walth: a small amount of striking and pain.
والولث: القليل من المطر — And al-walth: a small amount of rain.
وأصابنا ولث من مطر أي قليل منه — And we were struck by a walth of rain, meaning a little of it.
والولث: بقية العجين في الدسيعة — And al-walth: the remainder of the dough in the thick stew.
والفضلة من النبيذ تبقى في الإناء، وهو البسيل — And the remainder of the wine left in the vessel, which is al-basil.
لولا ولث لك من عهد، لضربت عنقك — Were it not for a slight covenant with you, I would have struck your neck.
فولثوه — So they struck him lightly.
هو حر بعد موتي إذا ولثت له عتقا في حياتك — He is free after my death if you direct him towards emancipation during your life.
هو حر بعدي، فهو الولث — He is free after me, that is al-walth (direction).
وَلَثَاnoun
  1. 1.
    weak covenantboth

    A weak or unconfirmed agreement or promise.

  2. 2.
    light blowboth

    A gentle strike or impact.

يقال: ولث لي ولثا لم يحكمه أي عاهدني — It is said: he made a weak covenant with me, meaning he promised me.
ويقال: ولثت لك ألث ولثا أي وعدتك عدة ضعيفة — And it is said: I promised you a weak promise.
وَلَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    weak covenantboth

    A weak or unconfirmed agreement or promise.

مُوَلَّثadjective
  1. 1.
    weakly covenantedclassical

    Describing someone with whom a weak or unconfirmed covenant has been made.

Parallel reading

الولث: عقد العهد بين القوم؛ وقيل: هو ضعف العقدة.
Al-walth: the making of a covenant between people; and it was said: it is the weakness of the bond.
يقال: ولث لي ولثا لم يحكمه أي عاهدني.
It is said: he made a weak covenant with me, meaning he promised me.
يقال: ولث من عهد أي شيء قليل.
It is said: a small amount of a covenant, meaning a little bit of it.
والولث: عقد ليس بمحكم ولا مؤكد، وهو الضعيف؛ ومنه ولث السحاب: وهو الندى اليسير؛ وقيل: الولث العهد المحكم؛ وقيل: الولث الشيء اليسير من العهد.
And al-walth: a covenant that is not firm nor confirmed, and it is the weak one; and from it is the walth of clouds: which is the light dew; and it was said: al-walth is the firm covenant; and it was said: al-walth is a small amount of a covenant.
وفي حديث ابن سيرين: أنه كان يكره شراء سبي زابل، وقال: إن عثمان ولث لهم ولثا أي أعطاهم شيئا من العهد؛
And in the hadith of Ibn Sirin: he used to dislike buying the captives of Zabul, and he said: Uthman gave them a walth, meaning he gave them something of a covenant;
ويقال: ولثت لك ألث ولثا أي وعدتك عدة ضعيفة؛
And it is said: I promised you a weak promise;
ويقال: لهم ولث ضعيف وولث محكم؛
And it is said: they have a weak walth and a firm walth;
الجوهري: الولث العهد بين القوم يقع من غير قصد، ويكون غير مؤكد.
Al-Jawhari said: Al-walth is a covenant between people that occurs unintentionally and is unconfirmed.
يقال: ولث له عقدا.
It is said: he made a covenant with him.
والولث: اليسير من الضرب والوجع؛ وقيل: البقية منه.
And al-walth: a small amount of striking and pain; and it was said: the remainder of it.
وقد ولث ولثا، وولث ولثا؛
And he suffered a light blow, and he struck lightly;
وقيل: الولث كل يسير من كثير؛ عن ابن الأعرابي، وبه فسر قول عمر، رضي الله عنه، لرأس الجالوت، وفي رواية الجاثليق: لولا ولث لك من عهد، لضربت عنقك أي طرف من عقد أو يسير منه.
And it was said: al-walth is everything small from a large amount; from Ibn al-A'rabi, and with this he interpreted the saying of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, to the head of the Jews: Were it not for a slight covenant with you, I would have struck your neck, meaning a part of a covenant or a little of it.
وأما ثعلب فقال: الولث الضعيف من العهود.
As for Tha'lab, he said: Al-walth is the weak of covenants.
أبو مرة القشيري: الولث من الضرب الذي ليس فيه جراحة فوق الثياب.
Abu Murrah al-Qushayri said: Al-walth is from striking that does not cause a wound, over the clothes.
قال: وطرق رجل قوما يطلب امرأة وعدته، فوقع على رجل، فصاح به، فاجتمع الحي عليه فولثوه، ثم أفلت.
He said: And a man approached a people seeking a woman who had promised him, and he fell upon a man, and he cried out to him, so the tribe gathered against him and struck him lightly, then he escaped.
والولث: بقية العجين في الدسيعة، وبقية الماء في المشقر، والفضلة من النبيذ تبقى في الإناء، وهو البسيل.
And al-walth: the remainder of the dough in the thick stew, and the remainder of the water in the water-skin, and the leftover of the wine that remains in the vessel, which is al-basil.
والولث: القليل من المطر.
And al-walth: a small amount of rain.
وأصابنا ولث من مطر أي قليل منه.
And we were struck by a walth of rain, meaning a little of it.
ووَلَثَتْنَا السَّمَاءُ وَلْثًا: بَلَّتْنَا بِمَطَرٍ قَلِيلٍ، مُشْتَقٌّ مِنْهُ.
And the sky rained a walth upon us, meaning it wet us with a little rain, derived from it.
والولث بقية العهد.
And al-walth is the remainder of the covenant.
في الحديث: لولا ولث عهد لهم، لفعلت بهم كذا.
In the hadith: Were it not for a remnant of a covenant with them, I would have done such and such to them.
قال ابن شميل: يقال دبرت مملوكي إذا قلت: هو حر بعد موتي إذا ولثت له عتقا في حياتك.
Ibn Shumayl said: You say you have managed your slave if you say: He is free after my death if you direct him towards emancipation during your life.
قال، والولث التوجيه «3» إذا قلت: هو حر بعدي، فهو الولث.
He said, and al-walth is the direction if you say: He is free after me, then that is al-walth.
وقد ولث فلان لنا من أمرنا ولثا أي وجه؛
And so-and-so directed us in our affair with a walth, meaning he guided;
قال رؤبة: وقلت إذ أغبط دين والث
Ru'bah said: And I said when I envied a religion and a covenant
وقال ابن الأعرابي: أي دائم كما يلثونه بالضرب.
And Ibn al-A'rabi said: Meaning permanent, as they make it last by striking.
الأصمعي: ولثه أي ضربه ضربا قليلا.
Al-Asma'i said: Walathahu, meaning he struck him a light blow.
وقال الأصمعي في قوله إذ أغبط دين والث: أساء رؤبة في هذا لأنه كان ينبغي له أن يؤكد أمر الدين.
And Al-Asma'i said regarding his saying 'when I envied a religion and a covenant': Ru'bah erred in this because he should have confirmed the matter of the religion.
وقال غيره: يقال دين والث أي يتقلده كما يتقلد العهد.
And others said: It is said a religion and a covenant, meaning he undertakes it as he undertakes a covenant.