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وشخ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something weak, inferior, or of poor quality. It can refer to a person, an animal, or an object that is lacking in strength, value, or soundness.

Derived headwords

الْوَشَخُnoun
  1. 1.
    Weakness, inferiorityboth

    A state of being weak, feeble, or of poor quality. It denotes a lack of strength, robustness, or value.

  2. 2.
    Poor quality thingboth

    An object or entity that is of low quality, defective, or not fit for its intended purpose.

وَشِخَverb
  1. 1.
    To be weakboth

    To become weak, feeble, or of inferior quality.

Parallel reading

الوشخ: الضعيف الرديء.
Al-washakh: The weak, the bad/inferior.