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ومه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes intense heat, particularly of the daytime. It also extends to signify a concentrated or distilled essence of something.

Derived headwords

وَمَهَ النَّهَارُverb
  1. 1.
    to be intensely hotclassical

    The daytime was intensely hot.

وَمْهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    intense heatclassical

    The intense heat of the day.

الإِذْوَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    distilled essenceclassical

    The concentrated or distilled essence of anything.

Parallel reading

وَمَهَ النهارُ، كَوَجَلَ: اشْتَدَّ حَرُّهُ.
The daytime was intensely hot, like 'wajala': its heat intensified.
والوَمْهَةُ: الإِذْوَبَةُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
And the 'womah' is the distilled essence of everything.