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الوحص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to skin blemishes, specifically pimples on the face of a beautiful young woman. It also extends to meanings of coldness and the act of dragging or pulling.

Derived headwords

الوَحَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Pimpleboth

    A small, inflamed bump or pustule that appears on the skin, particularly on the face of a beautiful young woman.

بَهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Coldnessclassical

    The state or quality of being cold; a low temperature.

وَحَصَverb
  1. 1.
    To dragclassical

    To pull or haul something along forcefully, often with difficulty.

Parallel reading

البثرة تخرج في وجه الجارية المليحة
A pimple that emerges on the face of a beautiful young woman.
وبهاء: البرد
And bahā' means coldness.
وأصبحت وليس بها وحصة
And she woke up and had no pimple on her.
برد
It was cold.
ووحصه، كوعده: سحبه
And waḥaṣahu, like waʿadahu: he dragged him/it.