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وهض

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the concept of a low, settled, or depressed area of land. It specifically describes a rounded, flattened, or gently sloping terrain.

Derived headwords

وَهْضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    low groundboth

    A gently sloping or depressed area of land, particularly one that has settled or become flattened.

وَهْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    rounded low groundclassical

    A low-lying area of land that is specifically described as being rounded in shape.

Parallel reading

يقال لما اطمأن من الأرض وهضة.
It is said that what has settled of the land is a wahḍah.
الوهضة والوهطة وذلك إذا كانت مدورة.
The wahḍah and the waḥṭah, and that is when it is rounded.