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وهد

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes low-lying, depressed, or hollowed areas of land. It encompasses concepts of depressions, hollows, and sunken places in the earth, often characterized by their depth and lack of vegetation.

Derived headwords

الوهدnoun
  1. 1.
    low-lying landboth

    A depressed or low-lying area of the earth, a low place.

  2. 2.
    hollowboth

    A hollow or pit in the ground, as if dug out.

الوهدةnoun
  1. 1.
    depressionboth

    A hollow or sunken place in the earth, a pit.

  2. 2.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow in the ground, deeper than a depression (غائط) and without edges, measuring two or three spear-lengths in width, where nothing grows.

أوهدname
  1. 1.
    Mondayclassical

    One of the names for the day Monday.

وهدnoun
  1. 1.
    low-lying landboth

    A depressed or low-lying area of the earth, a low place.

  2. 2.
    hollowboth

    A hollow or pit in the ground, as if dug out.

وهادnoun
  1. 1.
    lowlandsboth

    Plural of الوهد (al-wahd), referring to low-lying or depressed areas of land.

أوهادnoun
  1. 1.
    hollowsboth

    Plural of الوهد (al-wahd), referring to hollows or pits in the ground.

مكان وهدadjective
  1. 1.
    low-lying placeboth

    A place that is low-lying or depressed.

أرض وهدةadjective
  1. 1.
    low-lying landboth

    Land that is low-lying or depressed.

الخنعبةnoun
  1. 1.
    grooveclassical

    A groove or cleft between the upper lip and the nose, aligned with the philtrum.

النونةnoun
  1. 1.
    depressionclassical

    A depression or hollow in the ground.

الثومةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow or depression in the ground.

الهزمةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow or depression in the ground.

القلدةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow or depression in the ground.

الهرتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow or depression in the ground.

العرتمةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow or depression in the ground.

الحثرمةnoun
  1. 1.
    hollowclassical

    A hollow or depression in the ground.

Parallel reading

الوهد «2» والوهدة: المطمئن من الأرض والمكان المنخفض كأنه حفرة
Al-wahd and al-wahdah: the depressed part of the earth and the low place, as if it were a pit.
والوهد يكون اسما للحفرة
And al-wahd can be a name for a pit.
والجمع أوهد ووهد ووهاد
And the plural is awhad, wahd, and wahad.
والوهدة: الهوة تكون في الأرض
And al-wahdah: the pit that is in the earth.
ومكان وهد وأرض وهدة: كذلك
And a low-lying place (makan wahd) and low-lying land (ard wahdah): likewise.
الوهدة: النقرة المنتقرة في الأرض أشد دخولا في الأرض من الغائط وليس لها حرف، وعرضها رمحان وثلاثة لا تنبت شيئا
Al-wahdah: the hollow dug out in the earth, deeper into the earth than a depression (ghait), and it has no edges, and its width is two or three spear-lengths, and nothing grows in it.
وأوهد: من أسماء يوم الاثنين، عادية، وعده كراع فوعلا، وقياس قول سيبويه أن تكون الهمزة فيه زائدة
And awhad: one of the names for Monday, a common name. Its pattern is fa'wala, and Sibawayh's view is that the hamza in it is extra.
ابن الأعرابي: هي الخنعبة والنونة والثومة والهزمة والوهدة والقلدة والهرتمة والعرتمة والحثرمة
Ibn al-A'rabi said: It (referring to a depression or hollow) is al-khunbah, al-nunah, al-thumah, al-hazimah, al-wahdah, al-qaldah, al-hartamah, al-'artamah, and al-hathramah.
وقال الليث: الخنعبة مشق ما بين الشاربين بحيال الوترة، والله أعلم
And Al-Layth said: Al-khunbah is the cleft between the two mustaches, aligned with the philtrum. And God knows best.