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wayl

woe, distress

وَيْل

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْل

Root

و ي ل

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فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَكْتُبُونَ الْكِتَابَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۖ فَوَيْلٌ لَهُمْ مِمَّا كَتَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَوَيْلٌ لَهُمْ مِمَّا يَكْسِبُونَ

The Qurʾān, page 12 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 2 entries
  • وَيْلَةُ Woe to him!
    and وَيْلًا لَهُ and وَيْلٌ لَهُ Woe to him! [See عَوْلَكَ]. Perdition befall him! Punishment befall him! (Kull, p. 377.) See voce وَيْبٌ, and voce وَيْحٌ, and وَيْسٌ.
  • وَيْهًا On!
    [an imperative verbal noun, which may be rendered On!] a word of incitement. (S, K.) One also says to a man, and to a horse, يَا وَيْهَاهْ [Ho! On!]. (A'Obeyd in TA in art. ايه.) See أَيَّهَ. ― -b2- وَيْهَكَ: see أَيْهَكَ in art. ايه. I have not found this anywhere but in that art. in the K, and doubt its correctness.

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