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الوتح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes scarcity, insignificance, or a small amount of something. It extends to concepts of diminishing wealth, exerting effort, and achieving a minimal result.

Derived headwords

الوَتْحُnoun
  1. 1.
    Trifling amountboth

    A small, insignificant, or worthless quantity of something.

الوَتِيحُnoun
  1. 1.
    Trifling amountclassical

    Similar to الوَتْحُ, referring to a small and insignificant amount of something.

وَتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To give littleclassical

    To give a small or meager amount of something, referring to a gift or offering.

وَعَدَverb
  1. 1.
    To give littleclassical

    To give a small or meager amount of something, referring to a gift or offering. This is a variant form of وَتَحَ.

أَوْتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To give littleclassical

    To give a small or meager amount of something, referring to a gift or offering. This is Form IV of the root.

  2. 2.
    To become poorclassical

    To have one's wealth diminish or become scarce.

فَاتَحَverb
  1. 1.
    To give littleclassical

    To give a small or meager amount of something, referring to a gift or offering. This is Form IV, with a different initial vowel, possibly a variant or related meaning.

تَاحَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Small amountclassical

    A small or meager amount of something.

وَتُوحَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Small amountclassical

    A small or meager amount of something.

أَوْتَحَ فُلَانٌverb
  1. 1.
    His wealth diminishedclassical

    Said of a person whose wealth has become scarce or diminished.

أَوْتَحَ فُلَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    To exhaust someoneclassical

    To exert oneself to the utmost to achieve something from someone, or to reach the limit of one's capacity with them.

  2. 2.
    To reach one's limitclassical

    To reach the limit of what one can do or achieve with someone.

Parallel reading

القليل التافه من الشيء
The small, insignificant amount of something.
كالوَتِيحِ
Like the small, insignificant amount.
وَتَحَ عطاءَه
He gave little in his gift.
كَوَعَدَ
Like 'to give little'.
وأَوْتَحَهُ فَاتَحَهُ
And he gave little, and he gave little.
كَكَرُمَ
Like 'to be generous' (used here for verb form comparison).
وَتَاحَةٌ وَوَتُوحَةٌ
A small amount and a small amount.
وأَوْتَحَ فلان
And so-and-so's wealth diminished.
وأَوْتَحَ فُلَانًا
And he exhausted so-and-so.
وبلغ منه
And he reached his limit with him.
وما أغنى عني وَتْحَةٌ
And a small thing did not avail me.