وله

Root entry · 33 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns intense emotional states, particularly grief, longing, and distraction, often due to loss or separation. It also extends to concepts of confusion, being overwhelmed, and in some cases, intense joy or affection.

Derived headwords

الوله، محركةnoun

1.
grief, distractionboth
Intense grief or distraction, often due to the loss of a loved one, or from intense longing.
2.
bewildermentclassical
Bewilderment stemming from intense emotion, whether from longing, fear, or sadness.
3.
intense joyclassical
Can also refer to intense joy or excitement, similar to elation.

ولهverb

1.
to grieve intenselyboth
To be overcome with grief or intense longing, often to the point of distraction.
2.
to be bewilderedclassical
To be confused or bewildered due to strong emotions like longing, fear, or sadness.

ولِهِverb

1.
to long forboth
To yearn for someone or something intensely, often with a sense of grief or distress.

ولهاناnoun

1.
intense longingclassical
The state of intense longing or grief.

ولهانadjective

1.
grieving, longingboth
Experiencing intense grief or longing.
2.
bewilderedclassical
Confused or distracted due to strong emotions.

والهadjective

1.
grieving, longingboth
Experiencing intense grief or longing, especially after separation.
2.
bewilderedclassical
Confused or distracted due to strong emotions.

تولهverb

1.
to be overcome with griefclassical
To become intensely grieved or distracted.

اتلهverb

1.
to be overcome with griefclassical
To become intensely grieved or distracted.

ولهىadjective

1.
grieving, longingboth
A female experiencing intense grief or longing.

والهةadjective

1.
grieving, longingboth
A female experiencing intense grief or longing, especially a mother separated from her child.

ميلاهnoun

1.
intense grief for offspringclassical
A female animal, especially a camel, experiencing intense grief and longing for her lost offspring.

مواليهnoun

1.
camels grieving for youngclassical
Plural of 'mīlāh', referring to female camels that intensely grieve for their lost young.

أولههاverb

1.
to grieve intenselyclassical
To cause someone or something to experience intense grief or distraction, especially due to loss.

مولهadjective

1.
grievingclassical
Experiencing intense grief or distraction.

المولهnoun

1.
spiderclassical
A spider. This usage is considered uncertain by some lexicographers.
2.
flowing waterclassical
Water flowing freely in the desert.

الموله، كمكرمnoun

1.
spiderclassical
A spider. This usage is considered uncertain by some lexicographers.

كالموله، كمعظمnoun

1.
flowing waterclassical
Water flowing freely in the desert.

الميله، بالكسرnoun

1.
desert, wildernessclassical
A desert or wilderness that causes people to become lost or bewildered.

الوليهةnoun

1.
camelclassical
A camel.

الولهانname

1.
demonclassical
A name for a demon that incites excessive water usage during ablution.

تولهnoun

1.
destruction, ruinclassical
A state of ruin or destruction.

الميلاه، بالكسرnoun

1.
strong windclassical
A strong, howling wind.

الميلاهnoun

1.
camel longing for mateclassical
A female camel that is attached to a male camel and longs for him when separated.

اتلههverb

1.
to intoxicateclassical
To intoxicate or overwhelm someone's mind, making them lose reason.

توليهاverb

1.
to grieve intenselyclassical
To cause intense grief or distraction.

مولهةadjective

1.
camel losing youngclassical
A female camel whose young does not survive, leading to continuous grief.

الولهnoun

1.
griefclassical
A collective noun for those experiencing intense grief.

ألهnoun

1.
windclassical
Wind, especially a howling or moaning wind.

وله الصبي إلى أمهverb phrase

1.
child yearns for motherboth
A child's intense yearning or drawing towards its mother.

يلهverb

1.
to yearn forclassical
To yearn for something or someone intensely.
2.
to rush towardsclassical
To move quickly towards something, often with desire.

والهadjective

1.
yearningboth
A person or animal intensely yearning for another.

التوليهnoun

1.
separationclassical
The act of separating a woman from her child, or siblings from each other, or a man from his offspring.

أولهت الناقةverb phrase

1.
camel bereaved of youngclassical
A female camel that has been bereaved of its offspring.

Parallel reading

الحزن، أو ذهاب العقل لفقدان الحبيب، أو حزنا.

Grief, or loss of reason due to losing a loved one, or out of sadness.

هو الحيرة من شدة الوجد أو الخوف أو الحزن.

It is bewilderment from intense longing, fear, or sadness.

وقيل: الوله يكون من السرور والحزن كالطرب.

And it is said: Al-Walah can be from joy and sadness, like elation.

فهو ولهان وواله وآله، على البدل، وتوله واتله

So he is wailhan, walih, and aalih, by substitution, and tawallah and atallah.

إذا ما حال دون كلام سعدى تنائي الدار واتله الغيور

When the distance of home prevented Sa'da's speech, and the jealous one was overcome with grief.

وهي ولهى، كسكرى، ووالهة وواله أيضا.

And she is walha, like sakra, and waliha and walih also.

وكل أنثى فارقت ولدها فهي واله

And every female that has been separated from her young is walih.

فأقبلت والها ثكلى على عجل

So she approached, grieving and bereaved, in haste.

ناقة ميلاه: شديدة الوجد والحزن على ولدها

A milāh camel: intensely longing and grieving for her young.

هي التي فقدت ولدها فهي تحن إليه.

She is the one who lost her young, so she yearns for it.

والجمع مواليه

And the plural is mawālih.

كأن المطافيل المواليه وسطه يجاوبهن الخيزران المثقب

As if the mothers, the mawālih, in its midst, respond to them with the pierced bamboo.

فقد أولهها الحزن والجزع فهي مَوْلَه

Grief and distress have made her intensely grieve, so she is mawlah.

حاملة دلوي لا محمولهملأى من الماء كعين الموله

Carrying my bucket, not carrying it, full of water like the eye of al-Mawlah.

والموله، كمكرم: العنكبوت

And al-Mawlah, like mukram: the spider.

الموله: الماء المرسل في الصحراء

Al-Mawlah: water sent forth in the desert.

وبه فسر الجوهري قول الراجز: كعين الموله

And with this, Al-Jawhari interpreted the verse of the poet: like the eye of al-Mawlah.

والميله، بالكسر: الفلاة التي تحير الناس

And al-Mīlah, with kasrah: the desert where people become lost.

أراد البلاد التي تـُـوله الإنسان أي تحيره

He meant the lands that make a person bewildered, i.e., confuse them.

فلا ة متلهة: متلفة، والتله لغة في التلف

A bewildering desert: destructive, and 'talh' is a variant for destruction.

والوليهة: ع

And al-Wulayhah: a camel.

والولهان: اسم شيطان يغري بكثرة صب الماء في الوضوء

And Al-Walhan: the name of a demon who incites excessive water usage in ablution.

وقع في وادي تـُـوله، بضمتين، وكسر اللام

He fell into the valley of Tawlah, with two dammahs and a kasrah on the lam.

أي في الهلاك.

Meaning, into destruction.

والميلاه، بالكسر: الريح الشديدة الهبوب ذات الحنين.

And al-Mīlāh, with kasrah: the strong, howling wind.

الميلاه: ناقة ترب بالفحل، فإذا فقدته ولهت إليه

Al-Mīlāh: a female camel attached to a male, and when she loses him, she longs for him.

أي حنت.

Meaning, she yearned.

اتلهه النبيذ، كافتعله: أي ذهب بعقله

The wine made him atallah: meaning, it took away his reason.

ولهها الحزن والجزع توليها مثل أولهها.

Grief and distress made her grieve intensely, 'tawallihā' like 'awallahā'.

ناقة مولهة: لا ينمى لها ولد يموت صغيرا

A mawlahah camel: whose young does not grow up, dying young.

ويقال في جمع الوالهة الوله، كركع.

And 'al-walih' is said for the plural of 'al-wālihah', like 'rak'a'.

ورياح أله، على البدل، ومنه قول الهذلي: فهن هيجننا لما بدون لنامثل الغمام جلته الأله الهوج

And winds 'alah, by substitution, and from it is the saying of Al-Hudhali: So they stirred us up when they became distant from us, like clouds dispersed by the strong winds.

فإنه عنى الرياح لأنه يسمع لها حنين.

For he meant winds because their moaning is heard.

وله الصبي إلى أمه: نزع إليها.

The child yearned for his mother: he was drawn to her.

وله يله: حن

He yearned, he yearns: he longed.

ولهت نفسي الطروب إليهم

My longing soul yearned for them.

ولها حال دون طعم الطعام

And longing prevented the taste of food.

قد صبحت حوض قرى بيوتا يلهن برد مائه سكوتا

They have morninged at the watering hole, houses that yearn for the coolness of its water, silent.

نسف العجوز الأقط الملتوتا

The old woman crumbled the kneaded curd.

يلهن أي يسرعن إليه وإلى شربه

'Yalhan' means they rush towards it and towards drinking it.

وله الواله إلى ولدها حنينا.

The grieving one yearned for her young with longing.

والتوليه: التفريق بين المرأة وولدها

And At-Tawliyah: the separation between a woman and her child.

في البيع، وقد نهى عنه؛ وقد يكون بين الإخوة، وبين الرجل وولده.

In selling, and it has been forbidden; and it can occur between siblings, and between a man and his offspring.

وأولهت الناقة: فجعتها بولدها.

And the camel was bereaved of its young: it was struck with grief by the loss of its offspring.