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وَاهٍ

Root: وهى

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وَاهٍ Lax; weak: frail; wanting in strength, compactness, firmness, or toughness; unsubstantial; unsound. See an ex. in the S, voce أُنْشُوطَةٌ, where it is applied to love, or affection.
2 وَاهًا: see an ex. voce نُغْبَةٌ; and see آهِ, in art. اوه, in two places.
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