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وشغ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of something being small, meager, or scarce. It can also extend to the idea of giving or bestowing something, often in a limited or meager quantity.

Derived headwords

وَشَغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityclassical

    A state of being little, meager, or scarce. It refers to a lack of abundance.

  2. 2.
    meagernessclassical

    The quality of being small in amount or quantity; a limited or insufficient measure.

أَوْشَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to bestow meagerlyclassical

    To give or bestow something, particularly a gift or favor, in a limited or meager amount.

  2. 2.
    to give sparinglyclassical

    To grant something with a sense of scarcity or reluctance, not in abundance.

إِيشَاغٌnoun
  1. 1.
    meager bestowalclassical

    The act or instance of bestowing something in a meager or scarce manner.

مُوشَغٌadjective
  1. 1.
    meagerclassical

    Describing something that is little, scarce, or meager in quantity or amount.

  2. 2.
    scantyclassical

    Possessing or characterized by a small or insufficient amount.

Parallel reading

وشغ بالتسكين، أي قليل وتح.
Wa-shagha (with sukun), meaning little and scarce.
يقال: أوشغ عطيته، أي أوتحها له.
It is said: 'Awshagha 'aṭiyyatahu, meaning he bestowed it to him.
ليس كإيشاغ القليل الموشغ
It is not like the meager bestowal of the little that is scarce.