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وتء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a manner of walking characterized by slowness, heaviness, or a deliberate, perhaps haughty, gait. It can also extend to a general sense of slowness or sluggishness in movement or action.

Derived headwords

وَتَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyboth

    To walk with a slow, heavy, or deliberate gait, often implying pride or a natural disposition towards slowness.

يَتَأُverb
  1. 1.
    walks heavilyboth

    Present tense form of 'wata'a', describing the action of walking with a heavy or slow gait.

وَتْءnoun
  1. 1.
    heaviness in walkingclassical

    The act or quality of walking with heaviness, slowness, or a deliberate, perhaps proud, manner.

Parallel reading

وَتَأَ في مشيته يتأ
He walked heavily in his gait, he walks heavily.
تثاقل كبرا أو خلقا
He became heavy/slow out of pride or disposition.