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ولث

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of scarcity, uncertainty, and a light or unintentional touch. It encompasses notions of a small amount of something, a vague or unconfirmed agreement, and a gentle or repeated striking.

Derived headwords

وَلَثٌnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityboth

    A small, insufficient amount of something, particularly rain.

  2. 2.
    uncertaintyclassical

    An agreement or understanding that is vague, unconfirmed, or not firmly established.

وَلَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike lightlyclassical

    To strike someone or something with a stick or similar object, often gently or repeatedly.

وَلَثَ له عقداًverb
  1. 1.
    to make a vague agreementclassical

    To establish an agreement or contract that is not firm or certain.

وَلَثَهُ بالعصاverb
  1. 1.
    to strike him with a stickclassical

    To hit someone with a stick.

بَلَثَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to strike himclassical

    To strike someone, synonymous with 'ولثه'.

Parallel reading

أصابنا ولث من مطر
A scarcity of rain befell us.
أي قليل منه
Meaning a small amount of it.
والولث: العهد من القوم يقع من غير قصد
And 'al-walath' is an agreement from people that occurs unintentionally.
أو يكون غير مؤكد
Or it is uncertain.
يقال: ولث له عقدا
It is said: He made a vague agreement for him.
لولا ولث عقد
Were it not for the uncertainty of the agreement,
لوقعت عنقك
I would have struck your neck.
ولثه بالعصا
He struck him with a stick.
بلثه ولثا
He struck him, a striking.