See also: وشک

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
و ش ك (w š k)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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وَشُكَ (wašuka) I, non-past يَوْشُكُ‎ (yawšuku)

  1. (intransitive) to be quick, hurry
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Etymology 1.2

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Verb

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وَشَّكَ (waššaka) II, non-past يُوَشِّكُ‎ (yuwaššiku)

  1. (intransitive) to be quick, hurry
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Etymology 1.3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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وَشْك or وُشْك (wašk or wuškm

  1. verbal noun of وَشَكَ (wašaka) (form I)
  2. speed, swiftness
  3. used in expressions
    عَلَى وَشْكِ أَنْ (of past actions; of intentions, future actions)ʕalā waški ʔanalmost; nearly
    • 2007, Louisa Alcott, نِسَاء صَغِيرَات (nisāʔ ṣaḡīrāt) [Little Women (translation into Arabic)], دَار الْبِحَار بَيْرُوت (dār al-biḥār bayrūt), page 10:
      إِنَّ أُمَّنَا عَلَى وَشْكِ الْعَوْدَة.
      ʔinna ʔummanā ʕalā waški l-ʕawda.
      Our mother is about to return.
Declension
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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “وشك”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN