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وسج

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific gait or pace of a camel, characterized by a swift and flowing movement. It also extends to the act of causing a camel to adopt this gait.

Derived headwords

الوَسِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Camel's gaitclassical

    A specific type of gait or pace for camels, known for its swiftness and flowing motion.

وَسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to pace swiftlyclassical

    To move with a swift and flowing gait, specifically referring to a camel.

وسج البعير وسيجا — The camel paced swiftly with a 'wisaj' gait.
وَسِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    Swift gaitclassical

    The noun form representing the swift and flowing gait of a camel.

أَوْسَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to make pace swiftlyclassical

    To cause a camel to adopt the swift and flowing gait known as 'wisaj'.

أوسجته أنا: حملته على الوسيج — I made it pace swiftly: I caused it to adopt the 'wisaj' gait.
عاسِجadjective
  1. 1.
    swift-pacedclassical

    Describing a camel that is moving with a swift and flowing gait.

واسِجadjective
  1. 1.
    swift-pacedclassical

    Describing a camel that is moving with a swift and flowing gait.

Parallel reading

الوسيج: ضرب من سير الإبل.
Al-wisaj: A type of camel's gait.
يقال: وسج البعير وسيجا.
It is said: The camel paced swiftly with a 'wisaj' gait.
وأوسجته أنا: حملته على الوسيج.
And I made it pace swiftly: I caused it to adopt the 'wisaj' gait.
والعيس من عاسج أو واسج خببا
And the camels are moving swiftly with a flowing gait.