عوث

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of hindering, deterring, and causing confusion or perplexity. It also extends to meanings of a path, course, or a way out, and a specific medicinal preparation.

Derived headwords

عَوَّثَهُverb

1.
to deter himclassical
To hinder or prevent someone from doing something.

تَعْوِيْثًاnoun

1.
deterringclassical
The act of deterring or hindering someone.

عَوَّثَverb

1.
to deterclassical
To hinder or prevent someone from doing something.

تَعَوَّثَverb

1.
to be perplexedclassical
To become confused, bewildered, or perplexed.

عَاثَهُverb

1.
to perplex himclassical
To cause someone to become perplexed or confused.

وَعَثَهُverb

1.
to perplex himclassical
To cause someone to become perplexed or confused.

مَعَاثًاnoun

1.
a way outclassical
A path, course, or a means of escape or resolution.
2.
a courseclassical
A path or route taken.
3.
a wayclassical
A method or manner of doing something.

تَعَوَّثَverb

1.
to be perplexedclassical
To become confused or bewildered.

العُوَيْثَةnoun

1.
a medicinal preparationclassical
A type of cake or paste made from the 'foolish herb' (bāqilah ḥamqā') and oil, used for medicinal purposes.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وفي نوادر الأعراب، أي (ثبطه) عنه.

Al-Jawhari omitted it, and in the rare sayings of the Arabs, it means (he deterred him) from it.

يقال: {عوثه (عن الأمر: صرفه) عنه (حتى) } تعوث، أي (تحير، {كعاثه) ثلاثيا،} ووعثه.

It is said: He deterred him (from the matter: he turned him away) from it (until) he became perplexed, like 'āthahu (triliteral), and wa'athahu.

إن لي عن هاذا الأمر لمعاثا، (المعاذ: المذهب والمسلك والمندوحة).

Indeed, I have a way out of this matter, (al-ma'āth: the path, the course, and the means of escape).

وتعوث القوم تحيروا، نقله الصاغاني.

And the people became perplexed, as transmitted by Al-Saghani.

العويثة: قرص يعالج من البقلة الحمقاء بزيت.

Al-'uwaythah: a cake prepared from the 'foolish herb' with oil.