وَلْثٌ
Root: ولث
Full Definition
2 وَلْثُ السَّحَابِ A little rain.
3 وَلْثٌ A covenant, compact, or contract, between a people, that happens unintentionally, مِنْ غَيْرِ قَصْدٍ: or, not firmly concluded, or settled: or somewhat, or a little, of a covenant, compact, or contract: ex., in a trad., لَوْ لَا وَلْثٌ لَكَ مِنَ العَهْدِ لَضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَكَ Were it not for somewhat, or a little, of a covenant granted to thee, I had beheaded thee: or the remainder [or what remains unfulfilled] of a covenant &c.: or a covenant &c. firmly concluded, or settled.
4 وَلْثٌ A little of anything that is much in quantity.
5 وَلْثٌ What remains, of dough, in a platter.
6 What remains, of water, in a مُشَقَّر.
7 What remains, of the beverage called نَبِيذ, in the vessel.
8 وَلْثٌ A weak promise. (K [See 1. In the CK, and in a MS. copy of the K, for الوَعْدُ is put الوَغْدُ.])
9 You also say لَهُمْ وَلْثٌ ضَعِيفٌ, and وَلْثٌ مُحْكَمٌ, [A weak promise has been made to them, and a firm promise].
10 وَلْثٌ A vestige, or trace, of ophthalmia.
11مَنْهُ إِلَّا لَمْ أَرَ I saw not, of him, or it, aught save a small vestige, or trace.
12 وَلْثٌ i. q. تَوْجِيهٌ; i. e., The saying to a slave (مَمْلُوك), Thou art free after my death.
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