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وهث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of treading or stepping heavily upon something, implying force and intensity. It extends to the idea of immersing oneself deeply in an activity or situation, often with a connotation of recklessness or peril.

Derived headwords

وَهَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to tread heavilyboth

    To tread upon something with great force and intensity, as if crushing it underfoot.

وَهْثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy treadingboth

    The act of treading or stepping heavily upon something.

  2. 2.
    immersionboth

    Deep involvement or absorption in something.

وَاهِثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    one who immerses himselfboth

    One who throws himself into something, deeply involved.

  2. 2.
    one who plunges into destructionclassical

    One who throws himself into a perilous situation or destruction.

تَوَهَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to immerse oneselfboth

    To become deeply involved or absorbed in something, to go to great lengths in pursuing it.

Parallel reading

وَهَثَ الشيءَ وَهْثًا: وطِئَهُ وطْأً شديدًا.
He trod upon the thing with a heavy tread: he trod upon it with a severe treading.
والوَهْثُ: الانهماكُ في الشيءِ.
And al-wahth: immersion in the thing.
والواهثُ: المُلْقي نفسَهُ في الشيءِ.
And al-wahith: one who throws himself into the thing.
وفي المحكم: المُلْقي نفسَهُ في هَلَكَةٍ.
And in al-Muhkam: one who throws himself into destruction.
وتَوَهَّثَ في الشيءِ إذا أَمْعَنَ فيهِ.
And he became deeply involved in the thing if he pursued it thoroughly.