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وصء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of becoming dirty or soiled, particularly in relation to clothing. It also touches upon the idea of being a descendant or offspring, though this seems to be a less common or possibly related semantic extension.

Derived headwords

وَصِيءَverb
  1. 1.
    became dirtyboth

    The verb indicates that a garment or similar item has become soiled or dirty.

صَئِيءَverb
  1. 1.
    became dirtyclassical

    This is presented as an inverted form of 'waṣi'a', meaning the same: that a garment became dirty or soiled.

Parallel reading

وصيء الثوب، كوجل: اتسخ
The garment became dirty, like 'wajila': it became soiled.
صئيء الثوب كفرح اتسخ
The garment became dirty, like 'fariha', it became soiled.