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وذذ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes speed and swiftness, particularly in movement. It can also describe something that is long or extended, especially in a figurative or descriptive sense.

Derived headwords

الوذوذةnoun
  1. 1.
    swiftnessboth

    The quality of being fast or quick in movement.

وذيواذadjective
  1. 1.
    swift-footedboth

    Describing a person who walks or runs with great speed.

يوذوذverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyclassical

    To pass by or move with great speed, as a wolf does.

وذوذverb
  1. 1.
    to be longclassical

    Describing a woman's vulva as being long or extended.

Parallel reading

الوذوذة: السرعة.
Al-wadhwadha: speed.
ورجل وذواذ: سريع المشي.
And a man is wadhwadhan: swift of gait.
ومر الذئب يوذوذ: مر مرا سريعا.
And the wolf passed by yudhudhu: it passed by swiftly.
ووذوذ المرأة بظارتها إذا طالت؛
And the woman's vulva is wadhudha if it is long;
قال الشاعر: من اللائي استفاد بنو قصي، ... فجاء بها ووذوذها ينوس
The poet said: Of those from whom Banu Qusayy benefited, ... and he brought her, and her wadhwadha was dangling.