Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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وهن وهى ويب


1. ⇒ وهى

وَهَى It was, or became, much slit, or rent. (Mṣb.)

Root: وهى - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

It was, or became, lax, flaccid, or flabby: (Mṣb:) or weak; said of a rope, (Mgh,) or other thing: or it fell. (Mṣb.) See وَاهٍ.

Root: وهى - Entry: 1. Signification: A3

وَهِىَ It was, or became, uncompact, unsound, or weak.

Root: وهى - Entry: 1. Signification: A4

وَهَى أَمْرُهُ [His affair, or case, was, or became, in a weak, or an unsound, state]. (TA, art.نغض, &c.)


وَاهٍ

وَاهٍ Lax; weak: frail; wanting in strength, compactness, firmness, or toughness; unsubstantial; unsound. See an ex. in the Ṣ, voce أُنْشُوطَةٌ, where it is applied to love, or affection.

Root: وهى - Entry: وَاهٍ Signification: A2

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