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ورر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of weakness, dimness, and slowness. It encompasses terms for poor eyesight, a weak or slow individual, and a slow or hesitant manner of speaking. It also includes a term for a pit or hollow.

Derived headwords

الورةnoun
  1. 1.
    pit, hollowclassical

    A dug-out place or a hollow in the ground.

ورورnoun
  1. 1.
    hesitant speechclassical

    Speech that is slow, hesitant, or delivered with difficulty.

الوروريadjective
  1. 1.
    weak-sightedclassical

    Someone who has poor eyesight or is weak in their vision.

الوركnoun
  1. 1.
    hipboth

    The hip joint or the region of the hip.

Parallel reading

الورة: الحفيرة.
Al-wara: the pit.
ومن كلامهم: أرة في ورة.
And from their speech: a pit within a pit.
وورور نظره.
And his sight was dim/weak.
وما كلامه إلا ورورة إذا كان يسرع في كلامه.
And his speech is nothing but 'wurwara' if he is fast in his speech.
الفراء: الوروري الضعيف البصر.
Al-Farra': Al-wurawri is the one weak in sight.
والور: الورك،
And al-war: the hip,
وقيل: الورة، بالهاء، والورك.
and it was said: al-wara, with the 'ha', and al-wirk.