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وطس

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of intense heat, particularly associated with ovens, and by extension, the intensity of warfare. It also encompasses the idea of forceful impact or striking.

Derived headwords

الوَطِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    the ovenboth

    the oven

وَطَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike forcefullyclassical

    To strike with great force, particularly with hooves or similar means.

وَطْسnoun
  1. 1.
    forceful strikingclassical

    The act of striking forcefully, as described by Al-Asma'i.

أَوْطَاسname
  1. 1.
    a placeboth

    a place

Parallel reading

الوَطِيس: التنور.
Al-watīs: The oven.
ويقال: حمي الوطيس إذا اشتد الحرب.
And it is said: 'Ḥamī al-waṭīs' when war intensifies.
قال الاصمعي: الوطس: الضرب الشديد بالخف.
Al-Asma'i said: Al-waṭs: The severe striking with hooves.
وقال أبو الغوث: هو بالخف وغيره.
And Abu al-Ghawth said: It is with hooves and otherwise.
خطارة غب السرى موارة * تطس الإكام بذات خف ميثم
Swift after the night journey, moving with great force * striking the mounds with well-shod hooves.
وأوطاس: موضع.
And Awṭās: A place.