وهم

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns error, mistake, delusion, and misconception. It extends to the idea of overlooking, omitting, or forgetting something, and also encompasses the concept of suspicion or accusation. Additionally, it has meanings related to a large, docile camel and a wide path.

Derived headwords

وَهِمَverb

1.
he made a mistake in itboth
he made a mistake in it
2.
if his imagination went to it while he intended something elseboth
if his imagination went to it while he intended something else
3.
he made him imagineboth
he made him imagine

أَوْهَمَverb

1.
he made him imagineboth
he made him imagine
2.
he left it allboth
he left it all
3.
he omitted, he droppedboth
he omitted, he dropped

وَهْمnoun

1.
he made a mistake in itboth
he made a mistake in it
2.
if his imagination went to it while he intended something elseboth
if his imagination went to it while he intended something else
3.
he made him imagineboth
he made him imagine

وَهْمَةnoun

1.
delusion, misconceptionboth
A state of being mistaken or having a false impression.

تَوَهَّمَverb

1.
he thought, he imaginedboth
he thought, he imagined

إيهامnoun

1.
deception, misleadingboth
The act of causing someone to be mistaken or to have a false impression.

تَوْهِيمnoun

1.
deception, misleadingboth
The act of causing someone to be mistaken or to have a false impression; similar to إيهام.

اتَّهَمَverb

1.
to accuse, to suspectboth
To accuse someone of something or to suspect them of wrongdoing.

تُهْمَةnoun

1.
accusation, suspicionboth
A charge or suspicion of wrongdoing.

رَهَمnoun

1.
large, docile camelclassical
A large and easily managed camel.

وَهْمَةnoun

1.
large, docile camelclassical
A large and easily managed camel (feminine form of وهم).

وَهْمnoun

1.
he made a mistake in itboth
he made a mistake in it
2.
if his imagination went to it while he intended something elseboth
if his imagination went to it while he intended something else
3.
he made him imagineboth
he made him imagine

Parallel reading

وَهِمْتُ فِي الحِسَابِ أوْهَمُ وَهْمًا، إذَا غَلِطْتُ فِيهِ وسَهُوْتُ.

I erred in the calculation, making a mistake, if I was wrong and forgetful in it.

وَهِمْتُ فِي الشَّيْءِ بِالفَتْحِ أَهِمُ وَهْمًا، إذَا ذَهَبَ وَهْمُكَ إلَيْهِ وأَنْتَ تُرِيْدُ غَيْرَهُ.

I was mistaken about the thing (with fatḥa), if your mind went to it while you intended something else.

وَتَوَهَّمْتُ، أيْ ظَنَنْتُ.

And I supposed, meaning I thought.

وأَوْهَمْتُ غَيْرِي إيهَامًا.

And I misled another person with deception.

والتَّوْهِيمُ مِثْلُهُ.

And al-tawhīm is like it.

واتَّهَمْتُ فُلَانًا بِكَذَا، والاسْمُ التُّهْمَةُ بِالتَّحْرِيْكِ.

And I accused so-and-so of such-and-such, and the noun is al-tuhmah (with harakah).

وأَوْهَمْتُ الشَّيْءَ، إذَا تَرَكْتَهُ كُلَّهُ.

And I omitted the thing, if you left it out entirely.

يُقَالُ: أَوْهِمْ مِنَ الحِسَابِ مِائَةً، أيْ أسْقِطْ.

It is said: Omit one hundred from the calculation, meaning leave it out.

يُقَالُ: قَدْ أتُهِمَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى أَفْعَلَ، إذَا صَارَتْ بِهِ الرِّيْبَةُ.

It is said: The man has become suspected, if suspicion has befallen him.

والرَّهَمُ: الجَمَلُ الضَّخْمُ الذَّلُوْلُ.

And al-rahm: the large, docile camel.

كَأَنَّهَا جَمَلٌ وَهْمٌ وَمَا بَقِيَتْ إلَّا النَّحِيْزَةُ والالْوَاحُ والعَصَبُ.

As if she were a large camel, and nothing remained but the hump, the ribs, and the sinews.

والأُنْثَى وَهْمَةٌ.

And the feminine is wahmah.

يَجْتَابُ أرْدِيَةَ السَّرَابِ وتَارَةً قَمْصُ الظَّلَامِ بِوَهْمَةٍ شَمْلَالٍ.

It traverses the cloaks of mirage, and at times the darkness envelops with a swift, broad path.

والوَهْمُ أيْضًا: الطَّرِيْقُ الوَاسِعُ.

And al-wahm also: the wide path.

ثُمَّ أصْدَرْنَاهُمَا فِي وَارِدٍ صَادِرٍ وَهْمٌ صَوَاهُ قَدْ مَثَّلَ.

Then we brought them back in a coming and going stream, a wide path whose sound was evident.

ويُقَالُ: لَا وَهْمَ مِنْ كَذَا، أيْ لَابُدَّ مِنْهُ.

And it is said: There is no avoiding such-and-such, meaning it is necessary.