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ومء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of signaling, pointing, or gesturing, often with a subtle or indirect intention. It also extends to the meaning of a calamity or a significant, overwhelming event.

Derived headwords

وَمَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to signalboth

    To make a sign or gesture towards someone or something, indicating a direction or intention.

أَوْمَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to signalboth

    To make a sign or gesture, often with the head or hand, to communicate silently or indirectly.

وَمَّأَverb
  1. 1.
    to signalboth

    To make a sign or gesture, similar to أومأ.

الْوَامِئَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A great disaster, misfortune, or overwhelming event.

يُوَامِئُverb
  1. 1.
    to deal withclassical

    To contend with or manage a difficult situation or person.

يُوَائِمُهُverb
  1. 1.
    to deal withclassical

    An alternative pronunciation or form of يُوَامِئُ, meaning to contend with or manage.

Parallel reading

وَمَأَ إليه، كوضع: أشار
He signaled towards it, like 'waḍaʿa': he pointed.
كَأُومَأَ وَوَمَّأَ
like 'awma'a' and 'wamma'a'.
والوامئة: الداهية
And 'al-wāmi'ah': the calamity.
وذهب ثوبي فما أدري وامئته، أي: داهيته التي ذهبت به
And my garment is gone, and I do not know its calamity, meaning: the disaster that took it away.
وَيُوَامِئُ فُلَانًا، وَيُوَائِمُهُ، لُغَتَان
And 'yuwāmi'u' someone, and 'yuwā'imuhu', are two linguistic variants.