و ه ي
Verbs
Nouns and adjectives
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries-
وَهَى Form I It was, or became, much slit, or rent
It was, or became, much slit, or rent. (Msb.) ― -b2- It was, or became, lax, flaccid, or flabby: (Msb:) or weak; said of a rope, (Mgh,) or other thing: or it fell. (Msb.) See وَاهٍ. ― -b3- وَهَِىَ It was, or became, uncompact, unsound, or weak. ― -b4- وَهَى أَمْرُهُ [His affair, or case, was, or became, in a weak, or an unsound, state]. (TA, art.نغض, &c.) -
وَاهٍ Lax; weak: frail; wanting in strength, compactness, firmness, or toughness
Lax; weak: frail; wanting in strength, compactness, firmness, or toughness; unsubstantial; unsound. See an ex. in the S, voce أُنْشُوطَةٌ, where it is applied to love, or affection. ― -b2- وَاهًا: see an ex. voce نُغْبَةٌ; and see آهِ, in art. اوه, in two places.
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