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وي

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds, specifically the cries or calls of animals, and also appears in proper names. It encompasses the sounds made by certain creatures and the designation of a specific poet.

Derived headwords

وَيَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To make a sound, typically a cry or call, like an animal.

أَوَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to cry outclassical

    To make a sound, specifically a cry or lament. This is presented as an alternative form.

الواو الدمشقيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Waw al-Dimashqimodern

    A nisba referring to a Damascene poet, identified as Abu al-Faraj Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Ghassani.

الواواnoun
  1. 1.
    jackal's cryclassical

    The sound or cry made by a jackal.

Parallel reading

قال} وويت {واوا حسنة؛ قاله الكسائي.
He said: 'He cried out a good cry; Al-Kisa'i said it.
وحكى ثعلب عن بعضهم: أويت، وقد تقدم.
And Tha'lab narrated from some of them: 'He cried out', and it has preceded.
والواو الدمشقي شاعر، هو أبو الفرج محمد بن أحمد الغساني.
And Al-Waw al-Dimashqi is a poet, he is Abu al-Faraj Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Ghassani.
والواوا. صياح ابن آوى.
And Al-Wawa: the cry of the jackal.