وه س

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns movement, specifically walking and running with intensity or a specific gait. It also extends to meanings of striking, breaking, trampling, and figuratively, arrogance, slander, and intense eating or sexual intercourse. Some derived terms refer to specific animals or places.

Derived headwords

الوهسnoun

1.
walkingboth
Walking, or walking intensely.
2.
runningboth
Running, or intense running.
3.
evilclassical
Evil or harm. This is a correction from 'shin' to 'sin'.
4.
arroganceclassical
Haughtiness or arrogance towards one's kin. This is the correct reading with 'kha'.
5.
slanderboth
Slander or gossip.
6.
strikingboth
Striking or hitting.
7.
breakingboth
Breaking something, especially with a cushion to prevent direct impact with the ground.
8.
tramplingboth
Trampling or stepping heavily on something.
9.
intense eatingclassical
Intense eating.
10.
intense intercourseclassical
Intense sexual intercourse.

وهسverb

1.
to walk intenselyboth
To walk intensely or with a specific gait.
2.
to strikeboth
To strike or hit.
3.
to breakboth
To break something.
4.
to trampleboth
To trample or tread heavily.
5.
to eat intenselyclassical
To eat intensely.
6.
to have intense intercourseclassical
To have intense sexual intercourse.

الوهسnoun

1.
walkingboth
Walking, or walking intensely.
2.
runningboth
Running, or intense running.
3.
evilclassical
Evil or harm. This is a correction from 'shin' to 'sin'.
4.
arroganceclassical
Haughtiness or arrogance towards one's kin. This is the correct reading with 'kha'.
5.
slanderboth
Slander or gossip.
6.
strikingboth
Striking or hitting.
7.
breakingboth
Breaking something, especially with a cushion to prevent direct impact with the ground.
8.
tramplingboth
Trampling or stepping heavily on something.
9.
intense eatingclassical
Intense eating.
10.
intense intercourseclassical
Intense sexual intercourse.

التوهسnoun

1.
intense walkingboth
Intense walking, or walking with a heavy gait.

المواهسةnoun

1.
intense walkingboth
Intense walking, or walking with a heavy gait.
2.
whisperingclassical
Whispering or speaking secretly.

الوهسnoun

1.
walkingboth
Walking, or walking intensely.
2.
runningboth
Running, or intense running.
3.
evilclassical
Evil or harm. This is a correction from 'shin' to 'sin'.
4.
arroganceclassical
Haughtiness or arrogance towards one's kin. This is the correct reading with 'kha'.
5.
slanderboth
Slander or gossip.
6.
strikingboth
Striking or hitting.
7.
breakingboth
Breaking something, especially with a cushion to prevent direct impact with the ground.
8.
tramplingboth
Trampling or stepping heavily on something.
9.
intense eatingclassical
Intense eating.
10.
intense intercourseclassical
Intense sexual intercourse.

الوهسnoun

1.
walkingboth
Walking, or walking intensely.
2.
runningboth
Running, or intense running.
3.
evilclassical
Evil or harm. This is a correction from 'shin' to 'sin'.
4.
arroganceclassical
Haughtiness or arrogance towards one's kin. This is the correct reading with 'kha'.
5.
slanderboth
Slander or gossip.
6.
strikingboth
Striking or hitting.
7.
breakingboth
Breaking something, especially with a cushion to prevent direct impact with the ground.
8.
tramplingboth
Trampling or stepping heavily on something.
9.
intense eatingclassical
Intense eating.
10.
intense intercourseclassical
Intense sexual intercourse.

الوهسnoun

1.
walkingboth
Walking, or walking intensely.
2.
runningboth
Running, or intense running.
3.
evilclassical
Evil or harm. This is a correction from 'shin' to 'sin'.
4.
arroganceclassical
Haughtiness or arrogance towards one's kin. This is the correct reading with 'kha'.
5.
slanderboth
Slander or gossip.
6.
strikingboth
Striking or hitting.
7.
breakingboth
Breaking something, especially with a cushion to prevent direct impact with the ground.
8.
tramplingboth
Trampling or stepping heavily on something.
9.
intense eatingclassical
Intense eating.
10.
intense intercourseclassical
Intense sexual intercourse.

الوهاسnoun

1.
lionclassical
A lion.

وهاسname

1.
proper nameboth
A proper name, referring to a clan among the Alawites in Hijaz and Yemen.

الوهيسةnoun

1.
prepared locustsclassical
A dish made from locusts that are cooked, dried, pounded, and mixed with fat.

يتوهسverb

1.
to walk heavilyboth
To walk heavily or with a pronounced gait, as if pressing down on the ground.

توهست الإبلverb

1.
to walk beautifullyclassical
Camels began to walk in the most beautiful manner.

التوهسnoun

1.
heavy walkingclassical
The walking of a burdened person on the ground.

وهسadjective

1.
trampledclassical
A person who is trampled upon, meaning lowly or humiliated.

تواهس القومverb

1.
to walk intenselyboth
The people walked with intense or heavy steps.

وهسnoun

1.
intense eatingclassical
Intense eating.
2.
intense intercourseclassical
Intense sexual intercourse.

وهيساnoun

1.
intense eatingclassical
Intense eating.
2.
intense intercourseclassical
Intense sexual intercourse.

الوهسةnoun

1.
trodden pathclassical
A path that is owned or heavily trodden.

المواهسةnoun

1.
whisperingclassical
Whispering or speaking secretly.

Parallel reading

السير، وقيل: شدة السير.

Walking, or intense walking.

الإسراع فيه.

Speeding up in it (walking/running).

سير وهس، كالتوهس، والتواهس، والمواهسة.

Intense walking, like the intense walking of التوهس, والتواهس, and المواهسة.

الوهس: الشر، هكذا في النسخ بالشين المعجمة، وصوابه: السر، بكسر السين المهملة، كما في الصحاح.

Al-wahs: evil, as written in manuscripts with 'shin', but the correct reading is 'sir' with 'sin', as in Al-Sihah.

الوهس: التطاول على العشيرة.

Al-wahs: arrogance towards one's kin.

والوهس: الاختيال، هو بالخاء المعجمة على الصواب، ويوجد في سائر النسخ بإهمال الحاء، وبهذين الأخيرين فسر قول حميد بن ثور: (إن امرأين من العشيرة أولعا ... بتنقص الأعراض والوهس)

And al-wahs: conceit, which is correctly with 'kha', but found in other manuscripts without 'ha'. These last two meanings explain the saying of Hamid bin Thawr: (Two men from the tribe were obsessed... with disparaging honor and conceit).

والوهس: النميمة.

And al-wahs: slander.

وهسه وهو موهوس ووهيس.

He struck it, and it was struck and broken.

وهسه وهسا: وطئه وطأ شديدا.

He trampled it, trampling it severely.

كأنه ليث عرين درباس ... بالعثرين ضيغمى وهاس

As if he were a lion of a den, a fierce beast... in the difficult places, a mighty Wahhas.

منهم بنو وهاس: بطن من العلويين بالحجاز واليمن.

Among them are the Banu Wahhas: a clan from the Alawites in Hijaz and Yemen.

الوهيسة: أن يطبخ الجراد ويجفف ويدق ويقمح أو يبكل، أي يخلط بدسم، هذا نص الجوهري.

Al-wahisa: that locusts are cooked, dried, pounded, and mixed with fat, this is the text of Al-Jauhari.

مر يتوهس الأرض في مشيته، أي يغمزها غمزا شديدا، وكذلك يتوهز، قاله شمر.

He passed by, treading the earth heavily in his walk, meaning pressing it down severely, and similarly 'yatawahaz', said Shamir.

توهست الإبل: جعلت تمشي أحسن مشية، وهو من ذلك.

The camels 'tawahasat': they began to walk in the most beautiful manner, and it is from this root.

التوهس: مشي المثقل في الأرض، عن أبي عبيد، كالتوهز.

Al-tahawwus: the walking of a burdened person on the ground, from Abu Ubaid, like 'al-tahawwuz'.

ورجل وهس: موطوء ذليل.

And a man 'wahs': trampled upon, humiliated.

وتواهس القوم: ساروا سيرا وهسا.

And the people 'tawahasu': they walked with an intense gait.

والوهس: شدة الأكل وشدة البضاع، وقد وهس وهسا وهيسا: اشتد أكله وبضعه.

And al-wahs: intense eating and intense intercourse, and he 'wahasa' and 'wahisa': his eating and intercourse intensified.

والوهسة من الطرق: المملوكة الموطوءة.

And 'al-wahsa' of the paths: the owned, heavily trodden one.

والمواهسة: المسارة.

And 'al-muwahasa': whispering.