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وفش

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to people who are base, ignoble, or of low standing. It describes a group of such individuals, emphasizing their lack of worth or social position.

Derived headwords

أَوْفَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    base peopleclassical

    A group of people who are considered base, ignoble, or of low social standing.

وَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    base personclassical

    An individual person who is base, ignoble, or of low social standing.

أَوْقَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    base peopleclassical

    An alternative term for 'awfash', referring to a group of people considered base or ignoble.

Parallel reading

بها أَوْفَاشٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ
Among them are base people.
وَهُمُ السَّقَّاطُ
And they are the ignoble ones.
وَاحِدُهُمْ وَفْشٌ
The singular of them is 'wafsh'.
وَقَدْ يُقَالُ أَوْقَاسٌ
And it may be said 'awqas'.