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وهل

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of sudden surprise, fear, or being startled. It also extends to meanings of error, oversight, or a lapse in attention, where one's mind wanders or is mistaken.

Derived headwords

وَهْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the first thingboth

    the first thing

وَهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    frightclassical

    A state of being frightened or startled.

وَهَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be startledboth

    To experience a sudden fright or surprise.

  2. 2.
    to errclassical

    To make a mistake or be mistaken in something.

  3. 3.
    to overlookclassical

    To fail to notice or pay attention to something.

يُوهِلverb
  1. 1.
    to be startledboth

    He is startled or frightened.

  2. 2.
    to errclassical

    He errs or makes a mistake.

  3. 3.
    to overlookclassical

    He overlooks or fails to notice.

وَهَلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    frightclassical

    A state of being frightened or startled.

مُسْتَوْعِلadjective
  1. 1.
    startledclassical

    One who is startled or frightened.

وَهَلْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to errclassical

    I erred or made a mistake.

  2. 2.
    to overlookclassical

    I overlooked or failed to notice.

وَهَلَاnoun
  1. 1.
    errorclassical

    A mistake or oversight.

وَهَلْتُ إِلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to be distracted towardsclassical

    My mind or attention was drawn to it, intending something else.

Parallel reading

لقيته أول وهلة
I met him at the very first moment.
أي أول شئ
meaning the first thing.
والوهلة: الفزعة
And al-wahla: the fright.
والوهل بالتحريك: الفزع
And al-wahal (with harakat): the fright.
وقد وهل يوهل
And he was startled, he startles.
وهو وهل ومستوعل
And he is startled and one who is distracted.
وترى لجيضتهن عند رحيلنا وهلا كأن بهن جنة أولق
And you see their she-camels, when we depart, startled as if they had a madness of the jinn.
وهل في الشئ وعن الشئ، يوهل وهلا، إذا غلط فيه وسها
And to err in a matter and from a matter, he errs an error, if he makes a mistake in it and is forgetful.
ووهلت إليه بالفتح أهل وهلا، إذا ذهب وهمك إليه وأنت تريد غيره
And I was distracted towards it (wahaltu ilayhi), if your thought went to it while you intended something else.
مثل وهمت
Like I was mistaken.