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الولث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes scarcity, weakness, or remnants. It encompasses concepts like a small amount of rain, an uncertain promise, a weak bond, or leftover substances like dough or liquid. It also extends to abstract notions of uncertainty and a specific form of conditional manumission.

Derived headwords

الْوَلْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Scarcity of rainclassical

    A small or insufficient amount of rain.

  2. 2.
    Uncertain covenantclassical

    A covenant or agreement that is not firm or reliable.

  3. 3.
    Blowclassical

    A strike or a blow.

  4. 4.
    Leftover doughclassical

    The remaining portion of dough in a baking pan or vessel.

  5. 5.
    Leftover waterclassical

    The residual amount of water in a container, like a water skin.

  6. 6.
    Leftover wineclassical

    The dregs or remainder of wine in a vessel.

  7. 7.
    Weak promiseclassical

    A promise that is not strong or binding.

  8. 8.
    Trace of trachomaclassical

    A lingering mark or symptom of an eye infection, specifically trachoma.

  9. 9.
    Conditional manumissionclassical

    A declaration of freedom for a slave, contingent upon the master's death.

شَرٌّ وَلْثadjective
  1. 1.
    Persistent evilclassical

    Describing something evil or bad that is continuous or constant.

دَيْنٌ وَلْثadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavy debtclassical

    A debt that is burdensome or difficult to bear.

Parallel reading

القليل من المطر
A small amount of rain
العهد الغير الأكيد
An uncertain covenant
الضرب
A blow
بقية العجين في الدسيعة
The remainder of the dough in the baking pan
بقية الماء في المشقر
The remnant of water in the water skin
فضلة النبيذ في الإناء
The leftover wine in the vessel
الوعد الضعيف
A weak promise
أثر الرمد
The trace of trachoma
التوجيه، وهو أن تقول لمملوكك: أنت حر بعد موتي
The direction, which is saying to your slave: you are free after my death
شرٌّ وَلْث
Persistent evil
دَيْنٌ وَلْث
A heavy debt