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وهته

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of pressing or squeezing. It also extends to meanings of descent or falling, and in a derived sense, to the putrefaction of meat.

Derived headwords

وَهَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to pressboth

    To apply pressure or squeeze something.

الْوَهْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    descentclassical

    A falling or descending motion; a descent.

  2. 2.
    descentclassical

    The act of going down or falling.

أَوْهَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to putrefyclassical

    To cause meat to become rotten or putrid; to spoil.

Parallel reading

وَهَتَهُ، كوعده: ضغطه.
He pressed it, like 'wa'adahu': he squeezed it.
والوهتة: الهبطة.
And al-wahatah: the descent.
وأوهت اللحم: أنتن.
And the meat putrefied: it became foul.