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وف ش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a concept of being base, low, or ignoble. It is used to describe people of low standing or the common rabble.

Derived headwords

أَوْفَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    rabble, riffraffclassical

    A group of ignoble or base people, often considered the lowest stratum of society.

وَفْشnoun
  1. 1.
    base person, ignoble oneclassical

    An individual who is base, ignoble, or of low character.

Parallel reading

بها {أوفاش الناس، بالفاء والشين المعجمة، وهم السقاط، واحدهم} وفش
Among them are the {awfāsh of the people, with fa' and mu'jam shīn, and they are the riffraff, their singular is} wafsh.
وقد يقال أوقاس، بالقاف والسين المهملة
And it may be said awqās, with qāf and muhmal sīn.
وقد تقدم ذلك عن كراع
And that has been previously mentioned from Kurā'.