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Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of exhaustion, slowness, and delay. It extends to meanings of patience, gentleness, and also to nautical terms like harbor and glass.

Derived headwords

وَنَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become wearyboth

    To experience fatigue or exhaustion.

  2. 2.
    to become slowclassical

    To become slow or sluggish in action.

وَنَىnoun
  1. 1.
    wearinessboth

    The state of being tired or exhausted.

  2. 2.
    slownessclassical

    A state of being slow or sluggish.

وُنِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be wearyclassical

    To be in a state of weariness or exhaustion.

وَنَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wearinessclassical

    A state of extreme fatigue or exhaustion.

وُنْيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    wearinessclassical

    A state of fatigue or exhaustion.

أَوْنَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make wearyclassical

    To cause someone to become weary or exhausted.

تَوَانَىverb
  1. 1.
    to be slowboth

    To act slowly or delay.

  2. 2.
    to neglectboth

    To be remiss or neglectful in an undertaking.

وَانِيَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    wearyclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is tired and sluggish.

وَناةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gentleclassical

    Describing a woman who is forbearing, slow to act, and slow in movement.

أَنَاةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gentleclassical

    Describing a woman who is forbearing, slow to act, and slow in movement.

أَنِيَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    gentleclassical

    Describing a woman who is forbearing, slow to act, and slow in movement.

مِينَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    harborboth

    A place where ships dock and are sheltered; a port.

  2. 2.
    glassclassical

    The substance of glass.

وَنِيَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    pearlclassical

    A single pearl.

  2. 2.
    necklaceclassical

    A string or necklace of pearls.

  3. 3.
    waterskinclassical

    A waterskin or bag.

وَنَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to abandonclassical

    To leave something or someone behind.

كَمَّverb
  1. 1.
    to roll upclassical

    To roll up or gather a garment, like a sleeve.

تَوَنَّىverb
  1. 1.
    to lack effortclassical

    To not find strength or effort in doing something.

Parallel reading

الونى، كفتى: التعب، والفترة، ضد، ويمد ونى يني ونيا وونيا ووناء وونية وونى، وأوناه، وتوانى هو.
Weariness, like 'fatā': fatigue, and sluggishness, its opposite. And 'wanā' yanī' wanayan wa-unāyan wa-unā'an wa-unyah wa-unyah, and 'awwānahu', and 'tawānā' he.
ورناقة وانية: فاترة طليح.
And a weary she-camel: sluggish and worn out.
وامرأة وناة وأناة وأنية: حليمة بطيئة القيام والقعود والمشي.
And a woman 'wanāh', 'anāh', and 'aniyah': forbearing, slow to stand, sit, and walk.
والمينا: مرفأ السفينة، ويمد، وجوهر الزجاج.
And 'al-mīnā': the harbor of the ship, and 'yamuddu', and the substance of glass.
والونية: اللؤلؤة، كالوناة، أو العقد من الدر، والجوالق، وع.
And 'al-wunyah': the pearl, like 'al-wanāh', or a necklace of pearls, and the waterskin, etc.
وولاه القوم: تركوه، و الكم: شمره.
And 'wanāhu' the people: they left him, and 'kammah': he rolled it up.
وني تونية: إذا لم يجد في العمل.
'Wannā' 'tawniyatan': if he did not find strength in the work.