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الوهص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of breaking, crushing, or pressing something soft or yielding. It extends to forceful actions like intense treading, violent throwing, and castration. It also encompasses physical descriptions of being compressed or having intertwined bones, and refers to low-lying land and generous individuals.

Derived headwords

الْوَهْصnoun
  1. 1.
    breaking soft thingboth

    The act of breaking something that is soft or yielding.

  2. 2.
    intense treadingboth

    Applying strong pressure or treading heavily upon something.

  3. 3.
    violent throwingboth

    The act of throwing something with great force.

  4. 4.
    crushingclassical

    The act of crushing or smashing.

  5. 5.
    castrationclassical

    The act of castrating.

وَهَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to break soft thingboth

    To break something soft or yielding.

  2. 2.
    to tread heavilyboth

    To tread heavily or press down forcefully.

  3. 3.
    to throw violentlyboth

    To throw something with great force.

  4. 4.
    to crushclassical

    To crush or smash.

  5. 5.
    to castrateclassical

    To castrate.

وَهْصnoun
  1. 1.
    breakingclassical

    The act of breaking or crushing.

بِهَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    low-lying landclassical

    That which is low and settled in the earth, and rounded.

الْوَهَّاصadjective
  1. 1.
    generous giverboth

    One who is very generous and gives abundantly.

مَوْهُوصُ الْخَلْقِadjective
  1. 1.
    intertwined bonesclassical

    Describing a person whose bones are compressed or intertwined.

مَوْهُصَهadjective
  1. 1.
    intertwined bonesclassical

    Describing a person whose bones are compressed or intertwined.

بَنُو مُوهَصَىname
  1. 1.
    slavesclassical

    A group or lineage referred to as slaves.

Parallel reading

كَسْرُ الشَّيْءِ الرَّخْوِ
Breaking a soft thing.
شِدَّةُ الْوَطْءِ
Intensity of treading.
الرَّمْيُ الْعَنِيفُ
Violent throwing.
حِينَ أُهْبِطَ مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ وَهَصَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى
When Adam, peace be upon him, was sent down from Paradise, God Almighty crushed him.
الشَّدْخُ
Crushing.
الْجَبُّ
Castration.
مَا اطْمَأَنَّ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ وَاسْتَدَارَ
That which is low-lying and settled in the earth, and rounded.
الْمِعْطَاءُ
The generous giver.
رَجُلٌ مَوْهُوصُ الْخَلْقِ
A man whose bones are intertwined.
وَمَوْهُصَه
And intertwined bones.
بَنُو مُوهَصَى، كَخُوزَلَى: الْعَبِيدُ
Banu Muhisa, like Khuzala: the slaves.