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الولوال

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds of distress, lamentation, and wailing. It also extends to the sound a bow makes when drawn and can refer to a specific sword.

Derived headwords

الْوَلْوَالnoun
  1. 1.
    wailingboth

    The act of wailing or crying out loudly in distress.

  2. 2.
    lamentationclassical

    A deep expression of sorrow or grief, often vocalized.

  3. 3.
    invocation of woeclassical

    Calling down or invoking misfortune or destruction.

  4. 4.
    erection of the penisclassical

    A euphemism or technical term for the hardening and rising of the male organ.

وَلْوَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to wailboth

    To cry out loudly and mournfully, especially in grief or pain.

  2. 2.
    to lamentclassical

    To express deep sorrow or regret.

وَلْوَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    Referring to a bow making a sound when drawn or strung.

وَلْوَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wailingboth

    The act or sound of wailing.

  2. 2.
    lamentationclassical

    A cry of grief or distress.

وَلْوَالاًnoun
  1. 1.
    wailingclassical

    A form of wailing or loud crying.

وَلْوَلَname
  1. 1.
    Wawlalclassical

    The name of a sword belonging to 'Utāb b. Asīd.

Parallel reading

البلبال
The wailing.
والدعاء بالويل
And the invocation of woe.
والهام الذكر
And the erection of the penis.
وولولت القوس: صوتت
And the bow wailed: it made a sound.
و المرأة ولولة وولوالا: أعولت
And the woman wailed a wail and a loud cry: she cried out.
وولول: سيف عتاب بن أسيد
Wawlal: the sword of 'Utāb b. Asīd.