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ودل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of churning or agitating a liquid, specifically milk in a waterskin. It describes the process of making butter or yogurt through vigorous movement.

Derived headwords

وَدَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to churnboth

    To agitate or shake a liquid, especially milk in a waterskin, in order to separate the butter or make yogurt.

وَدْلnoun
  1. 1.
    churningclassical

    The act or process of churning milk.

Parallel reading

وَدَلَ السِّقَاءَ: مَخَضَهُ.
He churned the waterskin: he agitated it.