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وعث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to difficult, rough, or arduous terrain and the associated hardship. It extends to concepts of being broken, excessive spending, and even physical attributes like being fleshy or lacking in lineage.

Derived headwords

الوَعْثnoun
  1. 1.
    Difficult terrainboth

    A place that is easy to traverse and heavily trodden, where feet sink in, making it difficult for those walking through it.

  2. 2.
    Broken boneclassical

    Also used to refer to a broken bone.

أَوْعَثَverb
  1. 1.
    To fall into difficultyboth

    The people fell into difficult terrain or hardship.

  2. 2.
    To spend wastefullyclassical

    To be extravagant or wasteful with one's wealth.

وأوعث القوم، أي وقعوا في الوعث — And the people fell into difficulty, meaning they encountered hardship.
أوعث في ماله، أي أسرف — He was extravagant with his wealth, meaning he was wasteful.
وَعِثَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Fleshyboth

    A woman who is fleshy or corpulent.

وامرأة وعثة أيضا: كثيرة اللحم — And a woman is also 'wa'ithah': fleshy.
وَعْثَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Hardship of travelboth

    The difficulty or arduousness encountered during a journey.

ووعثاء السفر: مشقته — And the 'wa'tha' of travel: its hardship.
مُوعُوثadjective
  1. 1.
    Of low lineageclassical

    A man who is deficient in lineage or noble ancestry.

ورجل موعوث: ناقص الحسب — And a man is 'maw'ooth': deficient in lineage.

Parallel reading

المكان السهل الكثير الدهس، تغيب فيه الأقدام، ويشق على من يمشي فيه.
A place that is easy to traverse and heavily trodden, where feet sink in, making it difficult for those walking through it.
وأوعث القوم، أي وقعوا في الوعث.
And the people fell into difficulty, meaning they encountered hardship.
ويقال أيضا للعظم المكسور (1) : وعث.
It is also said for a broken bone: 'wa'th'.
وامرأة وعثة أيضا: كثيرة اللحم.
And a woman is also 'wa'ithah': fleshy.
ووعثاء السفر: مشقته.
And the 'wa'tha' of travel: its hardship.
ورجل موعوث: ناقص الحسب.
And a man is 'maw'ooth': deficient in lineage.
ابن السكيت: أوعث في ماله، أي أسرف.
Ibn al-Sikkit said: He was extravagant with his wealth, meaning he was wasteful.