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الوحرة

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of venomous lizard and its effects, extending to concepts of hidden malice, resentment, and physical attributes like shortness or redness.

Derived headwords

الوَحَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lizardboth

    A type of lizard, similar to a gecko or chameleon, known for its venom.

  2. 2.
    short camelclassical

    A short-legged female camel.

وَحِرَverb
  1. 1.
    to eat poisoned foodclassical

    To eat food that has been affected by the venom of the 'waḥarah' lizard.

يَحِرُverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor resentmentclassical

    To harbor hidden malice, resentment, or spite.

يُوحرُverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor resentmentclassical

    To harbor hidden malice, resentment, or spite.

يِيحَرُverb
  1. 1.
    to harbor resentmentclassical

    To harbor hidden malice, resentment, or spite.

وَحِرٌadjective
  1. 1.
    resentfulclassical

    Possessing hidden malice, resentment, or spite.

وَحْرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    resentmentclassical

    Hidden malice, resentment, or spite.

اُوحِرَتverb
  1. 1.
    to make food cause vomitingclassical

    The 'waḥarah' lizard made the food such that it caused the eater to vomit.

وَحْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    black and uglyclassical

    A dark-skinned, ugly woman.

  2. 2.
    red and shortclassical

    A reddish and short woman.

Parallel reading

الوَحَرَة، محركة: وزغة كسام أبرص، أو ضرب من العظاء، لا تطأ شيئا إلا سمته
The waḥarah, vocalized with fatha on the waw: a lizard like a gecko or chameleon, it does not step on anything except it poisons it.
والقصيرة من الإبل.
And the short one among the camels.
ووحر، كفرح: أكل ما دبت عليه الوحرة، فأثر فيه سمها
And waḥira, like fariḥa: he ate what the waḥarah had crawled upon, and its venom affected it.
والطعام: وقعت فيه الوحرة.
And the food: the waḥarah fell into it.
وصدره علي يحر ويوحر وييحر، فهو وحر: استضمر الوحر، وهو الحقد، والغيظ، والغش.
And his chest against me, he harbors resentment, and harbors resentment, and harbors resentment, so he is resentful: he harbored hidden malice, which is hatred, anger, and deceit.
وامرأة وحرة، محركة: سوداء دميمة، أو حمراء قصيرة.
And a waḥarah woman, vocalized with fatha on the waw: black and ugly, or red and short.
وأوحرت الوحرة الطعام: جعلته بحيث يأخذ آكله القيء والمشي.
And the waḥarah made the food poisonous: it made it such that its eater would vomit and become weak.