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Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of promising, guaranteeing, and expecting. It also extends to meanings of gathering, swiftness in animals, and large or capacious objects.

Derived headwords

وأىverb
  1. 1.
    to promiseboth

    To make a promise or commitment to someone.

  2. 2.
    to guaranteeclassical

    To assure or pledge something, to take responsibility for.

وأيnoun
  1. 1.
    group of peopleclassical

    A number or collection of people.

  2. 2.
    illusionclassical

    A false perception or belief; a delusion.

  3. 3.
    suspicionclassical

    A feeling or belief that something is likely to happen, often negative.

وأيadjective
  1. 1.
    swift and strong (animal)classical

    Describing a fast and powerful animal.

حمار الوحشيnoun
  1. 1.
    wild assclassical

    A species of wild donkey.

آةnoun
  1. 1.
    wild ass (female)classical

    The female of the wild ass.

وئيةnoun
  1. 1.
    whipclassical

    A lash or thong, often used for striking.

  2. 2.
    large potclassical

    A wide and capacious cooking pot.

  3. 3.
    large bowlclassical

    A wide and capacious bowl.

  4. 4.
    large sackclassical

    A large, bulky sack or bag.

  5. 5.
    large-bellied she-camelclassical

    A female camel with a notably large abdomen.

  6. 6.
    housewifeclassical

    A woman who is diligent in managing her household.

وأيةnoun
  1. 1.
    large potclassical

    A wide and capacious cooking pot.

  2. 2.
    large bowlclassical

    A wide and capacious bowl.

اتأىverb
  1. 1.
    to promise each otherclassical

    To mutually make promises.

استوأىverb
  1. 1.
    to promise each otherclassical

    To mutually make promises.

توائيnoun
  1. 1.
    gatheringclassical

    The act of coming together or assembling.

Parallel reading

وأى كوعى: وعد، وضمن.
Wa'a, as in koo'i: to promise, and to guarantee.
والوأي: العدد من الناس، والوهم، والظن
And al-wa'y: a number of people, and illusion, and suspicion.
وبتحريك الهمزة: السريع الشديد من الدواب، والحمار الوحشي، وهي: وآة.
And with the vowelization of the hamza: the swift and strong among beasts, and the wild ass, and she is: wa'ah.
والوئية، كغنية: الدرة، والقدرة والقصعة الواسعتان، كالوأية، والجوالق الضخم، والناقة الضخمة البطن، والمرأة الحافظة لبيتها.
And al-wi'yah, like ghaniyah: the whip, and the two wide pots and bowls, like al-wa'yah, and the large sack, and the she-camel with a large belly, and the woman who guards her house.
واتأى واستوأى: اتعد واستوعد.
And 'ata'a and istaw'a: to promise each other and to mutually promise.
والتوائي: الاجتماع.
And al-tawa'i: the gathering.