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وله

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a state of being overwhelmed, confused, or unable to control oneself, often due to fear, distress, or a lack of coherence. It can describe people, animals, or even inanimate things like sand dunes that are unstable or disintegrating.

Derived headwords

الورهاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Confused, bewilderedboth

    Describing someone who is overwhelmed by confusion or distress, losing their ability to think clearly or act rationally.

أورهadjective
  1. 1.
    Uncontrollable, unstableclassical

    Used to describe something that cannot be controlled or contained, lacking stability or coherence.

ورهadjective
  1. 1.
    Disintegrating, unstableclassical

    Referring to things, particularly sand dunes, that are unstable and do not hold together.

الورهرهةnoun
  1. 1.
    Foolishness, stupidityclassical

    A state of being foolish or unintelligent, often implying a lack of sense or reason.

  2. 2.
    Destruction, ruinclassical

    The state of being destroyed or ruined, perishing.

Parallel reading

وأفلتنا قتادة يوم برج على} الورهاء يطعن في العنان
And Qatada escaped us on the day of Burj, the bewildered one, striking in the reins.
والورهرهة: الحمقاء
And al-warharhah: the foolish woman.
كثيب أوره: لا يتمالك
An 'awrah dune: it is uncontrollable.
ورمال وره: وهي التي لا تتماسك
And 'warah' sands: they are those that do not cohere.
عنها وأثباج الرمال الوره والورهرهة.
Away from it and the slopes of the 'warah' sands and destruction.