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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of breaking, fracturing, or becoming incapacitated, often related to physical injury or the failure of a means of transport. It also extends to meanings related to pain and a type of tool.

Derived headwords

الوثءnoun
  1. 1.
    Injury; fractureboth

    A physical injury or fracture, particularly to a limb.

وثيverb
  1. 1.
    To be injured; to be fracturedboth

    The passive form indicating that a limb has been injured or fractured.

موثيةadjective
  1. 1.
    Injured; fracturedboth

    An active participle describing a limb that is injured or fractured.

مُوثوءةadjective
  1. 1.
    Injured; fracturedboth

    A passive participle indicating that a limb has been injured or fractured.

الوثىnoun
  1. 1.
    Ailments; painsclassical

    Plural noun referring to various ailments or pains, similar to 'al-hudā' (guidance).

أوثىverb
  1. 1.
    To break down; to failclassical

    To have one's mount (animal or ship) break down or fail.

الميثاءةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mallet; beetleclassical

    A tool, specifically a mallet or beetle, used for striking.

Parallel reading

ووثيت يده، بالضم، فهي موثية، أي: موثوءة.
And his hand was injured, with the damma, so it is injured, meaning: injured.
والوثى، كالهدى: الأوجاع.
And al-wathā, like al-hudā: ailments.
وأوثى الرجل: انكسر به مركبه من حيوان أو سفينة.
And the man's mount broke down: his mount, whether an animal or a ship, broke down with him.
والميثاءة: المرزبة.
And al-mīthā'ah: the mallet.