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وزء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of drying, consolidating, and securing. It extends to meanings of pushing or repelling, and also describes something or someone as strong and robust.

Derived headwords

وَزَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to dryboth

    To dry out meat.

  2. 2.
    to push awayclassical

    To push some people away from others.

وَدَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to dryclassical

    To dry out meat (used synonymously with وزأ).

تَوْزِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    securing treasureclassical

    The act of securing one's treasure within a container.

تَوْزِيءnoun
  1. 1.
    securing treasureclassical

    The act of securing one's treasure within a container.

تَوَزَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be filledclassical

    A waterskin became full.

تُوزِئُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To throw down a she-camel.

فُلانًاverb
  1. 1.
    to make swearclassical

    To make someone swear every oath.

الوَزَأُadjective
  1. 1.
    strong of buildclassical

    Describing someone as strong of physique or build.

Parallel reading

وزأ اللحم، كودع: أيبسه
Meat was dried, like it was left: it became dry.
و القوم: دفع بعضهم عن بعض
And the people: pushing some away from others.
ووزأ الوعاء توزئة وتوزيئا: شد كنزه
And he secured the container with securing and securing: he tightened its treasure.
و القربة: ملأها فتوزأت
And the waterskin: he filled it, and it became full.
و الناقة به: صرعته
And the she-camel by it: he threw it down.
و فلانا: حلفه بكل يمين
And so-and-so: he made him swear by every oath.
والوزأ، محركة: الشديد الخلق
And the strong of build, with movement: the strong of creation.