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وزء

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of drying, hardening, and filling. It extends to meanings of being robust or strong in build, and also to the act of overwhelming or causing someone to fall.

Derived headwords

وزأتverb
  1. 1.
    to dry outboth

    To make meat dry and preserved.

وزءاnoun
  1. 1.
    dryingclassical

    The act of drying out, specifically referring to meat.

الوزأnoun
  1. 1.
    robust buildclassical

    A person or animal of strong and solid physical construction.

وزأتverb
  1. 1.
    to overwhelmclassical

    To cause a rider to be thrown or to fall from a mount.

توزئةnoun
  1. 1.
    overwhelmingclassical

    The act of causing someone to fall or be thrown.

  2. 2.
    tighteningclassical

    The act of securing or tightening the contents of a container.

وزأتverb
  1. 1.
    to tightenclassical

    To secure or tighten the contents of a container, like a bag or pouch.

توزيئاnoun
  1. 1.
    tighteningclassical

    The act of securing or tightening the contents of a container.

  2. 2.
    fillingclassical

    The act of filling something, such as a waterskin.

توزأتverb
  1. 1.
    to be fullclassical

    To be filled with nourishment or satisfaction, often used for animals after grazing.

وزأتverb
  1. 1.
    to fillclassical

    To fill a waterskin or similar container completely.

Parallel reading

وزأت اللحم وزءا: أيبسته.
To dry out meat, to make it dry.
والوزأ، على فعل بالتحريك: الشديد الخلق.
And 'al-waza', on fa'al with harakah, means of strong build.
ووزأت الناقة براكبها توزئة.
And the she-camel overwhelmed its rider with a توزئة.
صرعته.
It threw him down.
وزأت الوعاء توزئة وتوزيئا، إذا شددت كنزه.
To tighten a container with a توزئة and توزيئا, if you secure its contents.
توزأت: امتلأت ريا.
To be full: to be filled with nourishment.
وزأت القربة توزيئا: ملأتها.
To fill a waterskin with توزيئا: to fill it.