و

Root entry · 34 derived lemmas

The root 'و' primarily relates to concepts of closeness, proximity, and drawing near. It also extends to meanings of protection, giving, and encompassing, often with a sense of special favor or exclusivity.

Derived headwords

حبا حبواverb

1.
to crawlboth
To move on hands and belly, like a baby crawling.
2.
to crawl on one's bottomclassical
Specifically for a child, to move by dragging one's bottom, raising the chest.

دناverb

1.
to draw nearboth
To approach or come close to something.

طالت فتدانتverb

1.
to lengthen and draw nearclassical
Describing ribs that have lengthened and come close to the spine.

اتصلتverb

1.
to connectclassical
Describing ribs that have connected to the spine.

دنا بعضه من بعضverb

1.
to draw near to each otherclassical
Describing a watercourse where parts have come close together.

مشى على يديه وبطنهverb

1.
to walk on hands and bellyclassical
Describing a person crawling on their hands and stomach.

مشى على استهverb

1.
to move on one's bottomclassical
Describing a child moving by dragging their bottom.

أشرف بصدرهverb

1.
to raise one's chestclassical
Describing a child crawling while lifting their chest.

جرتverb

1.
to moveclassical
Describing a ship that has begun to move or sail.

حماهverb

1.
to protectboth
To guard, defend, or protect something.

منعهverb

1.
to preventboth
To stop or prevent someone from doing something.

حباه تحبيةverb

1.
to bestow uponclassical
To give a gift or favor, often with a sense of special treatment.

رزم فلم يتحرك هزالاverb

1.
to be bundled and immobile from leannessclassical
Describing wealth that is hoarded and cannot be moved due to extreme leanness or scarcity.

اعترضverb

1.
to obstructboth
To stand in the way of something or someone.

حابadjective

1.
obstructingclassical
One who obstructs or stands in the way.

حبيadjective

1.
obstructingclassical
One who obstructs or stands in the way.

أعطاه بلا جزاء ولا منverb

1.
to give without reward or obligationclassical
To bestow a gift freely, without expecting anything in return or being obligated.

أعطاه عامverb

1.
to give generallyclassical
To give something to everyone or in a general manner.

الحباءnoun

1.
giftclassical
A gift, especially one given without expectation of return.

الحبوةnoun

1.
giftclassical
A gift, especially one given without expectation of return.
2.
protectionclassical
The act of protecting or guarding.

ضدverb

1.
to opposeclassical
To act as an opponent or to prevent.

الحابيadjective

1.
raised shouldersclassical
Describing someone with shoulders raised towards the neck.

ما يزحف إلى الهدفnoun

1.
arrow crawling to targetclassical
An arrow that moves slowly or slides towards the target.

نبتnoun

1.
plantclassical
A plant, specifically referring to a type of vegetation.

بهاءnoun

1.
sand duneclassical
A sand dune that grows vegetation.

احتبى بالثوبverb

1.
to wrap oneself in a garmentboth
To cover oneself with a garment, wrapping it around the body.
2.
to sit with legs drawn upclassical
To sit in a posture where the back and legs are brought together, often using a cloth for support.

الحبوةnoun

1.
wrappingclassical
The act of wrapping oneself in a garment.
2.
sitting postureclassical
A specific sitting posture where the back and legs are drawn together.

الحبيةnoun

1.
wrappingclassical
The act of wrapping oneself in a garment.
2.
sitting postureclassical
A specific sitting posture where the back and legs are drawn together.

الحباءnoun

1.
wrappingclassical
The act of wrapping oneself in a garment.
2.
sitting postureclassical
A specific sitting posture where the back and legs are drawn together.

حاباه محاباة وحباءverb

1.
to favorboth
To support, single out, or show partiality towards someone.
2.
to incline towardsclassical
To lean towards or be favorably disposed towards someone.

الحبيnoun

1.
cloudsclassical
Clouds that appear to hover over the horizon or stack upon each other.

أحبىverb

1.
to fall short of the targetclassical
Describing an arrow that landed short of its intended mark.

الحبةnoun

1.
grape berryboth
A single berry of a grape.

حباnoun

1.
grapesboth
Plural of grape berry.

Parallel reading

و الشراسيف: طالت فتدانت

And the ribs: they lengthened and drew near.

و الأضلاع إلى الصلب: اتصلت

And the ribs to the spine: they connected.

و المسيل: دنا بعضه من بعض

And the watercourse: its parts drew near to each other.

و الرجل: مشى على يديه وبطنه

And the man: he walked on his hands and belly.

و الصبي حبوا، كسهو: مشى على استه، وأشرف بصدره

And the child crawled, like 'sahwa': he moved on his bottom, and raised his chest.

و السفينة: جرت

And the ship: it moved.

و ما حوله: حماه، ومنعه

And what is around it: he protected it, and prevented others.

و المال: رزم فلم يتحرك هزالا

And the wealth: it was bundled and did not move due to leanness.

و الشيء له: اعترض

And the thing for him: it obstructed.

و فلانا: أعطاه بلا جزاء ولا من

And so-and-so: he gave him without reward or obligation.

و فلانا: أعطاه عام

And so-and-so: he gave him generally.

و منعه، ضد

And preventing him, the opposite.

و من السهام: ما يزحف إلى الهدف

And of the arrows: that which crawls towards the target.

و نبت، وبهاء: رملة تنبته

And a plant, and a sand dune: a sand dune that grows it.

واحتبى بالثوب: اشتمل، أو جمع بين ظهره وساقيه بعمامة ونحوها

And he wrapped himself in the garment: he enveloped himself, or brought together his back and legs with a turban and the like.

وحاباه محاباة وحباء: نصره، واختصه

And he favored him with favor and gift: he supported him, and singled him out.

والحابي: المرتفع المنكبين إلى العنق

And the one with raised shoulders: raised at the shoulders towards the neck.

ورمى فأحبى: وقع سهمه دون الغرض

And he shot and fell short: his arrow fell short of the target.

والحباء، ككتاب، والحبوة، مثلثة

And the gift, like 'kitab', and the gift, with three pronunciations.