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ونى

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of weakness, fatigue, and slowness. It extends to meanings of persistence, delay, and a place of rest or refuge.

Derived headwords

الونىnoun
  1. 1.
    weakness and languorboth

    weakness and languor

  2. 2.
    weariness and exhaustionboth

    weariness and exhaustion

ونيverb
  1. 1.
    he weakenedboth

    he weakened

وانadjective
  1. 1.
    weakboth

    weak

وانيةadjective
  1. 1.
    weary (she-camel)classical

    Describing a she-camel that is tired or slow.

أونىverb
  1. 1.
    to make wearyboth

    To cause someone or something to become tired or weak.

لا ينيverb
  1. 1.
    he continues to do itboth

    he continues to do it

نيةnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessclassical

    The act of being slow or delaying.

أناةnoun
  1. 1.
    he came to him from his directionboth

    he came to him from his direction

  2. 2.
    its timeboth

    its time

  3. 3.
    he made him distant, so he became distantboth

    he made him distant, so he became distant

توانىverb
  1. 1.
    he fell short, he neglectedboth

    he fell short, he neglected

تونnoun
  1. 1.
    delayclassical

    A state of delay or procrastination.

الميناءnoun
  1. 1.
    harborboth

    A place where ships can anchor safely; a port or haven.

  2. 2.
    refugeclassical

    A place of safety or shelter.

Parallel reading

الونى: الضعف والفتور، والكلال والإعياء.
Al-wanī: weakness and lassitude, weariness and exhaustion.
مسح إذا ما السابحات على الونى * أثرن الغبار بالكديد المركل
It (the horse) gallops when the swimmers (of the horses' legs) stir up dust on the weary ground, kicking up stones.
ونيْت في الأمر أني ونى وونيا، أي ضعفت، فأنا وان.
I became weak in the matter, I am weak and weary, meaning I became weak, so I am weak.
وناقة وانية.
And a weary she-camel.
وأونيتها أنا: أتعبتها وأضعفتها.
And I made it weary: I tired it and weakened it.
وفلان لا يني يفعل كذا، أي لا يزال يفعل كذا.
And so-and-so does not cease doing such-and-such, meaning he continues to do such-and-such.
وافعل ذاك بلا ونية، أي بلا توان.
And do that without delay, meaning without procrastination.
وامرأة وناة: فيها فتور، وقد تقلب الواو همزة فيقال: أناة.
And a woman who is wanāh: she has a languor, and the waw is sometimes changed to a hamza, so it is said: anāh.
رمته أناة من ربيعة عامر * نئوم الضحى في مأتم أي مأتم
She was struck by a gentle woman from Rabi'a 'Amir, who sleeps late in the morning in mourning, in any mourning.
وتوانى في حاجته: قصر.
And he procrastinated in his need: he fell short.
ولا يدع الحمد بل يشترى * بوشك الظنون ولا بالتون
And he does not abandon praise, rather he buys it with the swiftness of suspicions and not with delay.
الميناء: كلاء السفن ومرفؤها، وهو مفعال من الونى.
Al-mīnā': the place where ships anchor and their port, and it is a mīf'āl form from al-wanī.