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ويم

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of agreement, accord, and potentially suspicion or accusation. The derived terms suggest a connection between mutual understanding and the idea of being implicated or suspected.

Derived headwords

وأمnoun
  1. 1.
    agreementclassical

    Mutual accord or conformity between parties.

ويمةnoun
  1. 1.
    suspicionclassical

    An indication or feeling that something is wrong or that someone has done something bad; an accusation.

Parallel reading

ابن الأعرابي الوأمة الموافقة
Ibn al-A'rabi: al-wa'mah is agreement.
والويمة التهمة
And al-wīmah is suspicion/accusation.