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ورذ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

The root 'ورذ' primarily relates to slowness and delay in fulfilling a need or request. It describes a state of being slow or tardy.

Derived headwords

وَرِذَverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowclassical

    To be slow or tardy in doing something, particularly in fulfilling a need or request.

أَبْطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to delayboth

    To become slow or to delay in action, often used in the context of a need or request.

Parallel reading

وَرِذَ في حاجته، كوعد: أبطأ.
He was slow in his need, like 'wa'ada' (to promise): he delayed.