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وسخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of dirt, filth, and uncleanness. It describes the accumulation of grime on surfaces like clothing and skin due to lack of hygiene or care. The root encompasses the state of being dirty and the act of making something dirty.

Derived headwords

الوَسَخnoun
  1. 1.
    dirt, filthboth

    What accumulates on clothing and skin, signifying a lack of cleanliness or care with water.

وَسِخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be dirtyboth

    The state of becoming soiled or unclean, applicable to skin or clothing.

يَوْسَخُverb
  1. 1.
    to be dirtyboth

    Present tense form indicating the state of becoming soiled or unclean.

وَسَخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    dirtiness, uncleannessboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) denoting the state or act of being dirty.

تَوَسَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirtyboth

    To become soiled or unclean, often implying a passive process or a gradual accumulation of dirt.

اتَّسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirtyboth

    To become soiled or unclean, similar to 'tawassakha' but often used for the resulting state.

اسْتَوْسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to become dirtyboth

    To become soiled or unclean, another form indicating the process or state of dirtiness.

أَوْسَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make dirtyboth

    To cause something to become dirty or unclean.

وَسَّخَverb
  1. 1.
    to make dirtyboth

    To cause something to become dirty or unclean, often with emphasis on the action.

وَسَّخَتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I made it dirtyboth

    First-person singular past tense, indicating the speaker's action of making something dirty.

Parallel reading

الوسخ: ما يعلو الثوب والجلد من الدرن وقلة التعهد بالماء
Dirt: what covers the garment and the skin from grime and lack of care with water.
وسخ الجلد يوسخ وسخا وتوسخ واتسخ واستوسخ
The skin became dirty, it gets dirty, dirtiness, it became dirty, and it became dirty, and it became dirty.
وكذلك الثوب
And likewise the garment.
وأوسخه
And he made it dirty.
ووسخه
And he made it dirty.
ووسخته أنا
And I made it dirty.