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وءص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes the action of striking or hitting the ground, often with a forceful impact. It can also imply a thorough examination or probing of the earth.

Derived headwords

وأصتverb
  1. 1.
    struck the groundboth

    The verb in the past tense, third person feminine singular, indicating the action of striking the ground.

وأصverb
  1. 1.
    struck the groundboth

    The verb in the past tense, third person masculine singular, indicating the action of striking the ground.

وأصاnoun
  1. 1.
    strikingboth

    The verbal noun (masdar) of the verb وأص, signifying the act of striking the ground.

محصverb
  1. 1.
    examined the groundclassical

    The verb in the past tense, third person masculine singular, used synonymously with وأص to mean examining or probing the ground thoroughly.

Parallel reading

وأصت به الأرض
She struck the ground with it.
وأص به الأرض
He struck the ground with it.
وأصا
striking.
ومحص به الأرض مثله
And he probed the earth with it, similarly.