وَعْثٌ
Root: وعث
Full Definition
وَعْثٌ
A place that is even and soft, such as is termed
دَهْسٌ, or كَثِيرُ الدَّهَسِ, in which the feet sink, and upon which it is troublesome to walk: or sand in which the feet of camels, &c., sink: and [in like manner]
وَعْثَاءُ signifies that in which the hoofs of horses and the like, and the feet of camels, sink, consisting of fine sand, and what is termed
دَهَاس, of small pebbles: or وَعْثٌ signifies whatever is soft and even: or sand that is not much in quantity: or a soft place: pl. وُعْثٌ and وُعُوثٌ: and [in like manner]
نَقًا مُوَعَّثٌ
an extended and gibbous tract of sand, which is soft, and in which the feet sink.
2 Also وَعْثٌ and وَعِثٌ and مُوَعَّثٌ A difficult road.
3 هُوَ يَمْشِى فِى الوَعْثِ, and فِى الوُعُوثِ, He walks along a tract such as is called دَهَاس, in which walking is laborious.
4 وَعْثٌ
5 وَعْثٌ Leanness: soft leanness.
6 وَعْثٌ A corrupt and confused state of an affair: pl. وُعُوثٌ.
7 وَعْثٌ
8 إِمْرَأَةٌ وَعْثَةٌ A woman who is fat, or fleshy; as though the fingers would sink into her, by reason of her softness and fleshiness. امراة وَعْثَهُ الأَرْدَافِ
9 [For the prov.]
2 Also وَعْثٌ and وَعِثٌ and مُوَعَّثٌ A difficult road.
3 هُوَ يَمْشِى فِى الوَعْثِ, and فِى الوُعُوثِ, He walks along a tract such as is called دَهَاس, in which walking is laborious.
4 وَعْثٌ
5 وَعْثٌ Leanness: soft leanness.
6 وَعْثٌ A corrupt and confused state of an affair: pl. وُعُوثٌ.
7 وَعْثٌ
8 إِمْرَأَةٌ وَعْثَةٌ A woman who is fat, or fleshy; as though the fingers would sink into her, by reason of her softness and fleshiness. امراة وَعْثَهُ الأَرْدَافِ
[Her soft buttocks make her to bend]. Here اواعث may be pl. of وَعْثٌ, contr. to analogy; or it may be pl. of أَوْعُثٌ, which may be pl. of وَعْثٌ. وَعْثَاءُ also signifies the same as وَعْثٌ.تُمِيلُهَا أَعْجَازُهَا الأَوَاعِثُ
9 [For the prov.]
[see 2, in art. خيل.]عَلَى مَا خُيِّلَتْ وَعْثُ القَصِيمِ
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