عويص
Arabic
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ع و ص (ʕ w ṣ) |
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Etymology
editفَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَوِصَ (ʕawiṣa, “to extend”).
Adjective
editعَوِيص • (ʕawīṣ)
- Difficult (as a substantive: a difficult thing, difficulty, distress)
- Of language: hard to understand, obscure
- Of earth: hard
- Of sand: hard to traverse
- Of land: rugged
References
edit- Lane, Edward William (1863) “عويص”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[1], London: Williams & Norgate
South Levantine Arabic
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ع و ص |
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Etymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editعويص • (ʕawīṣ) (feminine عويصة (ʕawīṣe))
See also
edit- صعب (ṣaʕb, “hard, difficult”)
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