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وهز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of striking or hitting something with weight, often implying a forceful impact. It also extends to the concept of a heavily laden animal treading or walking.

Derived headwords

وَهَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with weightboth

    To strike someone or something with the weight of one's hand.

تَوْهَزٌnoun
  1. 1.
    treading of a laden camelclassical

    The act of a camel, when heavily burdened, treading or walking.

Parallel reading

وَهَزَتْ فُلَانًا، إِذَا ضَرَبْتَهُ بِثِقَلِ يَدِكَ.
It means 'it struck so-and-so', if you struck him with the weight of your hand.
وَالتَّوْهَزُ: وَطْءُ البَعِيرِ المُثْقَلِ.
And 'al-tawhaz' means: the treading of the heavily burdened camel.