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الوتش

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of scarcity, inferiority, and weakness. It describes a small amount of something, the base or ignoble part of a group, and individuals who are frail or feeble.

Derived headwords

الوَتْشnoun
  1. 1.
    small amountclassical

    A small quantity or portion of everything.

  2. 2.
    base peopleclassical

    The ignoble, base, or inferior members of a community or group.

الوَتْشُname
  1. 1.
    nameclassical

    A proper name, indicated by the vocalization.

الوَتْشَةnoun
  1. 1.
    feeble personclassical

    A weak, frail, or feeble individual.

الوَتْشَةadjective
  1. 1.
    feebleclassical

    Describing someone as weak, frail, or feeble.

Parallel reading

القليل من كل شيء
A small amount of everything.
ورذال القوم
And the base people of a group.
وبالتحريك: اسم
And with the vowelization (fatha on the waw): a name.
والوتشة، محركة: الحارض الضعيف
And al-watshah, with the vowelization (fatha on the waw): the feeble, weak one.