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وهس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

The root 'وهس' primarily relates to actions of pressing, crushing, or grinding. It also extends to meanings of walking heavily, and metaphorically, to malicious speech like slander and gossip.

Derived headwords

وَهَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To crush or grind something, often with a pressing motion.

  2. 2.
    to treadclassical

    To tread upon or trample something.

الْوَهْسnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingboth

    The act of crushing or grinding.

  2. 2.
    treadingclassical

    The act of treading or trampling.

  3. 3.
    evilclassical

    Evil, malice, or wickedness.

  4. 4.
    slanderclassical

    Slander, calumny, or malicious gossip.

تَوَهَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk heavilyclassical

    To walk with a heavy gait, as if burdened or weighed down.

الْوَهيسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    prepared locustsclassical

    A dish made by cooking locusts, drying them, and then crushing them, possibly mixed with fat.

الْمُوَاهَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    whisperingclassical

    The act of whispering or speaking secretly to another person.

Parallel reading

الوهس: الدق.
Al-wahs: crushing.
والوهس أيضا: الوطئ.
And al-wahs also: treading.
والتوهس: مشى المثقل.
And al-tawahhus: the walking of the burdened one.
قال ابن السكيت: الوهيسة: أن يطبخ الجراد ثم يجفف ثم يدق فيقمح، أو يبكل، أي يخلط بدسم.
Ibn al-Sikkit said: Al-wahisa: is when locusts are cooked, then dried, then crushed and seasoned, or mixed, meaning mixed with fat.
والوهس: الشر والنميمة.
And al-wahs: evil and slander.
بتنقص الأعراض والوهس
By disparaging reputations and slander.
والمواهدة: المسارة.
And al-muwahasa: whispering.