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وءص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to striking or hitting something, often with force, and also encompasses concepts of gathering, assembling, and crowding together, particularly around a resource like water.

Derived headwords

وأصverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeboth

    To strike or hit something, often with force.

وأص به الأرض — He struck it against the ground.
وَعَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to strikeclassical

    To strike or hit, similar to the verb وأص.

كوعد: ضرب به — Like 'wa'ada': he struck it.
الوِئِيصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    groupclassical

    A group of people or animals.

  2. 2.
    peopleclassical

    Referring to people in general, often in an indefinite context.

والوئيصة: الجماعة — And al-wi'iṣah: the group.
أي الوئيصة هو — Which group/people is he?
تَوَأَصُواverb
  1. 1.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or assemble together.

  2. 2.
    to crowdclassical

    To crowd or throng together, especially around a water source.

وتوأصوا: تجمعوا، وتزاحموا على الماء — And tu'aṣū: they gathered, and they crowded around the water.

Parallel reading

وأص به الأرض.
He struck it against the ground.
كوعد: ضرب به.
Like 'wa'ada': he struck it.
والوئيصة: الجماعة.
And al-wi'iṣah: the group.
وما أدري أي الوئيصة هو
And I don't know which group/people he is.
وتوأصوا: تجمعوا، وتزاحموا على الماء.
And tu'aṣū: they gathered, and they crowded around the water.