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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of splitting, tearing, or breaking apart. It extends to meanings of becoming loose, collapsing, or being foolish. It also denotes specific physical objects like a whip or a large animal, and geographical features.

Derived headwords

وَهَىverb

1.
to splitboth
To split or tear in something.
2.
to become looseboth
To become loose, slack, or unfastened.
3.
to collapseboth
To fall down or collapse.
4.
to be foolishboth
To be foolish or lacking in sense.

وَهَى السَّحَابُverb

1.
clouds burstboth
The clouds burst forth intensely.

وَهَى الرَّجُلُverb

1.
man became foolishboth
A man became foolish or fell into foolishness.
2.
man collapsedboth
A man collapsed or fell down.

وَهْيٌnoun

1.
splitboth
A split or tear in something.

وَهْيَةٌnoun

1.
splitboth
A split or tear in something.

أَوْهِيَةٌnoun

1.
whipclassical
A whip.
2.
large camelclassical
A large, hefty camel (often one prepared for sacrifice).
3.
mountain featureclassical
The upper part of a mountain down to the valley floor.

أَوْهِيَةٌ (كرومية)noun

1.
mountain featureclassical
The upper part of a mountain down to the valley floor.

Parallel reading

الشق في الشيء

The split in the thing.

ج: وهي وأوهية

Plural: wahy and awhiyah.

وهى، كوعى وولي: تخرق، وانشق، واسترخى رباطه

It split, like 'awa and 'awla: it tore, it split apart, and its tie became loose.

والسحاب: انبثق شديدا

And the clouds: they burst forth intensely.

والرجل: حمق، وسقط

And the man: he became foolish, and he fell.

والوهية: الدرة، والجزور الضخمة

And al-wahi'yah: the whip, and the huge camel.

والأوهية، كرومية: النغنف، وما بين أعلى الجبل إلى مستقر الوادي

And al-awhiyah, like rummiyah: the upper part of a mountain, and what is between the top of the mountain and the settled part of the valley.