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وطي

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of treading, stepping upon, or pressing down. It can also extend to the concept of being accustomed to or familiar with something through repeated contact.

Derived headwords

وَطِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to tread uponboth

    To step on or press down upon something with one's foot.

  2. 2.
    to be accustomed toclassical

    To become familiar with or used to a place or situation through repeated presence.

وَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to tread uponclassical

    An alternative pronunciation and form for the verb meaning to step on or press down upon.

وَطْءnoun
  1. 1.
    treadingboth

    The act of stepping on or pressing down.

  2. 2.
    impactclassical

    The force or effect of something being pressed down.

مَوْطِئnoun
  1. 1.
    place to treadboth

    A place where one can step or tread.

  2. 2.
    footingclassical

    A place to stand or gain purchase.

مَوْطِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    place to treadclassical

    A place where one can step or tread, similar to مَوْطِئ.

Parallel reading

وطيته وطأ: لغة في وطئته.
Waṭi'tuhu waṭ'an: a dialectal variant of waṭi'tuhu.