وتح

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes scarcity, insignificance, or a small amount of something. It is used to describe things that are trivial, meager, or limited, often in a negative or dismissive sense.

Derived headwords

وَتَحَverb

1.
to be scarceboth
To be little, insignificant, or trivial in quantity or value.

وَتْحٌnoun

1.
scarcityclassical
A state of being little, insignificant, or trivial.

وُتُحٌnoun

1.
scarcityclassical
A state of being little, insignificant, or trivial.

تَاحَةٌnoun

1.
scarcityclassical
A state of being little, insignificant, or trivial.

وَتْحٌadjective

1.
scarce, trivialclassical
Describing something as little, insignificant, or trivial.

وَتْحٌ وَعَرٌadjective

1.
scarce and meagerclassical
A phrase used to emphasize extreme scarcity or insignificance, often as an idiomatic expression.

وَتْحٌadjective

1.
base, ignobleclassical
Describing a man as base, ignoble, or of low character.

أَوْتَحَverb

1.
to give littleclassical
To give a small or meager amount of something, such as a gift or donation.

تَوْتِيحٌnoun

1.
giving littleclassical
The act of giving a small or meager amount.

تَوَتَّحَverb

1.
to drink a littleclassical
To drink a small quantity of a beverage.

Parallel reading

شئ وتح ووتح، أي قليل تافه.

A thing is 'watah' and 'wataha', meaning little and trivial.

وقد وتح بالضم يوتح وتاحة.

And it has been said that 'wataha' (with damma) means 'yawtahu' and 'taahah'.

وشئ وتح وعر إتباع له، أي نزر.

And a thing is 'watah wa 'ar' as an echo of it, meaning scarce.

ورجل وتح، بكسر التاء، أي خسيس.

And a man is 'watah', with kasra on the ta', meaning ignoble.

وأوتح فلان عطيته، أي أقلها.

And so-and-so gave little of his gift, meaning the least of it.

وكذلك التوتيح.

And likewise is 'tawtiih'.

وتوتحت من الشراب: شربت شيئا قليلا.

And I 'tawattahtu' from the drink: I drank a little something.