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وَيْسٌ

Root: ويس

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وَيْسٌ a word used to. denote compassion, or pity, and admiration of one's beauty; the object being a child; as when one says of a child, وَيْسَهُ مَا أَمْلَحَهُ [Merry on him! or the like: how beautiful is he!]: or وَيْسٌ and وَيْحٌ are used in the place of وَيْلٌ; and وَيْسٌ لَهُ signifies ...


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