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ومء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of signaling or indicating, often through subtle gestures like nodding or winking. It also extends to meanings of falling into a predicament or a state of confusion.

Derived headwords

أومأverb
  1. 1.
    to signalboth

    To make a gesture or sign to someone, often with the head or eyes.

أومأت إليه: أشرت — I signaled to him: I gestured.
إيماءnoun
  1. 1.
    signalingboth

    The act of making a sign or gesture.

ومأverb
  1. 1.
    I gestured to him: I pointedboth

    I gestured to him: I pointed

وومأت إليه أمأ ومئا لغة — And I signaled to him, a signaling, a 'wama' is a language.
ومأnoun
  1. 1.
    I gestured to him: I pointedboth

    I gestured to him: I pointed

وما كان إلا ومؤها بالحواجب — And it was nothing but his signaling with his eyebrows.
وامئةnoun
  1. 1.
    predicamentclassical

    A difficult situation, a grave affair, or a dangerous predicament.

  2. 2.
    confusionclassical

    A state of being lost or bewildered.

وقع في وامئة — He fell into a predicament.
وامئnoun
  1. 1.
    takerclassical

    One who takes or steals something, often used when the object is lost or its whereabouts are unknown.

لا أدري ما كانت وامئته — I do not know who was its taker.

Parallel reading

أومأت إليه: أشرت
I signaled to him: I gestured.
وومأت إليه أمأ ومئا لغة
And I signaled to him, a signaling, a 'wama' is a language.
فقلنا (1) السلام فاتقت من أميرها * وما كان إلا ومؤها بالحواجب
So we said, 'Peace,' and she averted herself from her prince * And it was nothing but her signaling with her eyebrows.
ذهب ثوبي فما أدري ما كانت وامئته
My garment is gone, and I do not know who was its taker.
يقال وقع في وامئة
It is said, he fell into a predicament.
أي في أغوية وداهية
Meaning, into a misguidance and a calamity.