وعف

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a deficiency or weakness in eyesight, specifically dimness or poor vision. It also extends to describe a rough or coarse terrain, particularly a waterhole with a hard or uneven bottom.

Derived headwords

الوَعُوفnoun

1.
dimness of sightclassical
A condition of weakened eyesight, characterized by dimness or poor vision.

العُوُوفnoun

1.
dimness of sightclassical
A condition of weakened eyesight, characterized by dimness or poor vision. This is presented as a variant of الوعوف.

الوُغْفnoun

1.
dimness of sightclassical
A condition of weakened eyesight, characterized by dimness or poor vision. This is a variant using the letter Ghayn instead of Ayn.

أَوْعَفَverb

1.
to have dim sightclassical
To experience a weakening or dimness of one's eyesight.

الْوَعْفnoun

1.
rough groundboth
A place characterized by rough, coarse, or uneven terrain.
2.
waterholeboth
A waterhole or depression in the ground that contains water and has a rough or hard bottom.

وَعَافnoun

1.
rough groundsboth
The plural form of الوعف, referring to multiple areas of rough or uneven terrain.

Parallel reading

الوعوف، بالعين، ضعف البصر.

Al-wa'ūf, with the letter 'ayn, is dimness of sight.

وأما أبو عبيد فإنه ذكر عن أصحابه الوغف، بالغين، ضعف البصر.

As for Abu Ubayd, he mentioned from his companions al-wughf, with the letter ghayn, meaning dimness of sight.

أوعف الرجل إذا ضعف بصره، وكأنهما لغتان بالعين والغين.

A man becomes 'awafa if his eyesight weakens, and it is as if they are two dialects, one with 'ayn and one with ghayn.

والوعف: موضع غليظ، وقيل: منقع ماء فيه غلظ، والجمع وعاف.

And al-wa'f is a rough place, and it is said: a waterhole with roughness, and its plural is wa'āf.