← Back to Taj al-Arus

وءوء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the sounds of animals, particularly the howling or crying of canids like wolves and jackals. It can also refer to general distress or hardship.

Derived headwords

الوأواءnoun
  1. 1.
    howling of a jackalclassical

    The sound made by a jackal, a type of wild dog.

  2. 2.
    hardship, toilclassical

    A state of difficulty or strenuous effort.

صياحnoun
  1. 1.
    crying, shoutingboth

    The act of making a loud vocal sound, often expressing distress or excitement.

ابن آوىname
  1. 1.
    jackalboth

    A well-known wild canine animal.

وأوأverb
  1. 1.
    to howl, to cryboth

    To make a loud, prolonged vocalization, typically associated with animals like wolves or jackals.

وعوعةnoun
  1. 1.
    howling, cryingclassical

    The sound of howling or crying, especially of wolves.

الذئابnoun
  1. 1.
    wolvesboth

    Plural of wolf, a wild canine animal.

الكلابnoun
  1. 1.
    dogsboth

    Plural of dog, a domesticated canine animal.

وأوأةnoun
  1. 1.
    howling, cryingboth

    The act or sound of howling or crying, particularly of dogs.

Parallel reading

هو (صياح ابن آوى)
It is the howling of the jackal.
وأوأ الكلب: صاح
The dog howled: it cried out.
ما سمعت إلا وعوعة الذئاب!
I heard nothing but the howling of the wolves!
وأوأة الكلاب
The howling of the dogs.