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وزي

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of gathering, coming together, and supporting or leaning against something. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like sturdiness and shortness, and actions of taking refuge or acting independently.

Derived headwords

وَزَى، كَوعَىverb
  1. 1.
    gathered, contractedclassical

    To come together and contract, to gather.

أَوْزَىverb
  1. 1.
    leaned, supportedboth

    To lean one's back against a wall; to support it.

  2. 2.
    built aroundclassical

    To build mud walls around a house.

  3. 3.
    supported, ascendedclassical

    To ascend or support oneself in a mountain.

  4. 4.
    raised, set uprightboth

    To raise, set upright, or prop up something.

  5. 5.
    oppressed, burdenedclassical

    To oppress or burden someone with something.

  6. 6.
    caused to take refugeclassical

    To cause someone to seek refuge with another.

وأوزى ظهره إلى الحائط: أسنده — And he leaned his back against the wall: he supported it.
أوزى لداره: جعل حول حيطانها الطين — He built around his house: he made mud around its walls.
استوزى في الجبل واستولى: أي سند فيه — He took refuge in the mountain and took control: meaning he supported himself in it.
أوزى الشيء: أشخصه وأسنده ونصبه — He raised the thing: he made it stand upright, supported it, and set it up.
وزاه الأمر: عاظه — The matter burdened him: it oppressed him.
وزاه الحسد — Envy oppressed him.
أوزى إليه: لجأ إليه — He sought refuge with him: he resorted to him.
أوزيته إليه ألجأته — I made him seek refuge with him: I forced him to resort to him.
اِسْتَوْزَىverb
  1. 1.
    supported oneselfclassical

    To support oneself or ascend in a mountain.

استوزى في الجبل واستولى: أي سند فيه — He took refuge in the mountain and took control: meaning he supported himself in it.
الْوُزَىnoun
  1. 1.
    sturdy donkeyclassical

    A sturdy, strong donkey.

  2. 2.
    energetic donkeyclassical

    An energetic and robust donkey.

  3. 3.
    short manclassical

    A short man.

  4. 4.
    compact manclassical

    A man of compact build, strong and capable.

  5. 5.
    upright thingclassical

    Something that is upright or standing tall.

  6. 6.
    birdsclassical

    Birds.

والوزى، كفتى: الحمار المصك الشديد — And al-wuzā, like 'fata': the sturdy, strong donkey.
والوزى: الرجل القصير — And al-wuzā: the short man.
والوزى: المنتصب — And al-wuzā: the upright thing.
الْمُسْتَوْزِيnoun
  1. 1.
    upright, elevatedclassical

    Someone or something that is standing upright or elevated.

  2. 2.
    stubbornclassical

    Someone who is stubborn or acts independently in their opinion.

  3. 3.
    confrontingclassical

    Someone who is confronting or challenging.

المستوزي: المنتصب المرتفع — Al-mustawzī: the upright, elevated one.
مالي أراك مستوزيا — Why do I see you standing tall?
المستوزي: المستبد برأيه — Al-mustawzī: the one who is independent in his opinion.
وعير مستوز: أي ناقر — And a camel that is confronting: meaning challenging.
الْمُوَازَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    مقابلclassical

    Facing, being opposite to, or confronting.

والموازاة: المقابلة المواجهة — And al-muwāzāh: facing, confronting.

Parallel reading

يقال: (وزى، كوعى) يزي وزيا: اجتمع وتقبض.
It is said: (wazā, kawāʿā) yuzī waziyā: they gathered and contracted.
وأوزى ظهره إلى الحائط: أسنده.
And he leaned his back against the wall: he supported it.
وأوزى لداره: جعل حول حيطانها الطين
And he built around his house: he made mud around its walls
لعمر أبي عمر ولقد ساقه المنى إلى جدث يوزى له بالأهاضب
By the life of Abu 'Amr, fate indeed drove him to a grave where it was supported by the slopes.
وفي النوادر: استوزى في الجبل واستولى: أي سند فيه.
And in the rare texts: he took refuge in the mountain and took control: meaning he supported himself in it.
والوزى، كفتى: الحمار المصك الشديد
And al-wuzā, like 'fata': the sturdy, strong donkey
والوزى: الرجل القصير
And al-wuzā: the short man
والوزى: الملزز الخلق المقتدر
And al-wuzā: the compact of creation, the capable.
قد أبصرت سجاح من بعد العمى تاح لها بعدك حنزاب وزى ملوح في العين مجلوز القرى
Sajaḥ saw after her blindness, and after you, a strong, sturdy man appeared to her, prominent in appearance, with a broad chest.
والمستوزي: المنتصب المرتفع
And al-mustawzī: the upright, elevated one.
مالي أراك مستوزيا
Why do I see you standing tall?
ذعرت به العير مستوزيا شكير جحافله قد كتن
I startled the wild ass with it, standing tall, its flanks wide and strong.
والمستوزي: المستبد برأيه.
And al-mustawzī: the one who is independent in his opinion.
أوزى الشيء: أشخصه وأسنده ونصبه.
He raised the thing: he made it stand upright, supported it, and set it up.
وعير مستوز: أي ناقر.
And a camel that is confronting: meaning challenging.
وزاه الأمر: عاظه.
The matter burdened him: it oppressed him.
وزاه الحسد
Envy oppressed him.
والوزى: المنتصب؛ عن القالي.
And al-wuzā: the upright; according to al-Qali.
وأيضا: الطيور؛ عن الأزهري.
And also: birds; according to al-Azhari.
والموازاة: المقابلة المواجهة؛ والأصل فيه الهمز.
And al-muwāzāh: facing, confronting; and the origin is with hamza.
وأوزى إليه: لجأ إليه
And he sought refuge with him: he resorted to him
وأوزيته إليه ألجأته.
And I made him seek refuge with him: I forced him to resort to him.