وذح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes matter that clings to sheep's wool, specifically dung and urine, or general filth around the hindquarters. It extends to describe something insignificant or worthless, and metaphorically to a low or ignoble character. It also has a specific meaning related to chafing or burning in the inner thighs.

Derived headwords

الوذحnoun

1.
dung and urine on woolboth
What clings to the wool of sheep, such as dung and urine.
2.
filth on hindquartersclassical
What clings from filth to the hindquarters of a ram.
3.
insignificant thingclassical
Something insignificant or worthless, used in negation.
4.
chafing/burningclassical
A burning or chafing sensation that occurs in the inner thighs.
5.
beetleclassical
A type of beetle, derived from the meaning of clinging filth.

وذحةnoun

1.
a piece of clinging filthboth
A single piece of what clings to the hindquarters of a sheep, such as dung.

وذحاnoun

1.
clinging filthboth
The act or state of having dung and urine clinging to the wool.

وذحتverb

1.
to cling (dung/urine)both
The sheep (or its wool) became covered with dung and urine.

توذحverb

1.
to cling (dung/urine)both
The sheep (or its wool) became covered with dung and urine. (Form V)

تيذحverb

1.
to cling (dung/urine)both
The sheep (or its wool) became covered with dung and urine. (Variant of Form V)

أوذحadjective

1.
ignoble, baseclassical
Describing a person as ignoble, base, or of low character, possibly derived from the clinging filth.

الوذحةnoun

1.
beetleclassical
A beetle, specifically one associated with the concept of clinging filth.

الوضرnoun

1.
filth, greaseboth
Filth, grease, or dirt, often associated with animals.

Parallel reading

ما تعلق بأصواف الغنم من البعر والبول

What clings to the wool of sheep from dung and urine.

هو ما يتعلق من القذر بألية الكبش

It is what clings from filth to the hindquarters of the ram.

والواحدة منه وذحة

And the singular of it is 'wadhah'.

وقد وذحت وذحا

And it became covered with clinging filth.

والجمع وذح مثل بدنة وبدن

And the plural is 'wadhah' like 'badanah' and 'badan'.

والتغلبية في أفواه عورتها ... وذح كثير

And the Taghlibite woman, in the mouths of her private parts... much clinging filth.

وفي أكتافها الوضر

And on her shoulders was grease/filth.

ويقال منه: وذحت الشاة توذح وذحا

And it is said from it: The sheep became covered with clinging filth.

ما أغنى عنه ودحة ولا وذحة

It did not avail him anything, neither 'waddhah' nor 'wadhah'.

ما أغنى عني وتحة ولا وذحة

It did not avail me anything, neither 'tahah' nor 'wadhah'.

ما يتعلق بالأصواف من أبعار الغنم فيجف عليه

What clings to the wool from the sheep's dung and dries upon it.

فترى الأعداء حولي شزرا، ... خاضعي الأعناق، أمثال الوذح

So you see the enemies around me askance, ... with bowed necks, like clinging filth.

الوذح احتراق وانسحاج يكون في باطن الفخذين

Al-wadhah is a burning and chafing that occurs in the inner thighs.

ويقال له المدح أيضا

And it is also called 'al-madh'.

وعبد أوذح إذا كان لئيما

And a slave is 'awdhaḥ' if he is ignoble.

مولى بني سعد هجينا أوذحا

A freedman of Banu Sa'd, a bastard, ignoble.

إيه أبا وذحة الوذحة

Indeed, O father of the beetle (referring to a person).

الوذحة، بالتحريك: الخنفساء من الوذح وهو ما يتعلق بألية الشاة من البعر فيجف

Al-wadhah, with vowelization: the beetle, from al-wadh which is what clings to the sheep's hindquarters from dung and dries.

فقال: من وذح إبليس

So he said: From the clinging filth of Iblis.