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أومأ

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Arabic

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Root
و م ء (w m ʔ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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أَوْمَأَ (ʔawmaʔa) IV (non-past يُومِئُ (yūmiʔu), verbal noun إِيمَاء (ʔīmāʔ))

  1. to wise, to make a gesture
    • Umar Ibn Abi Rabi'ah
      أَوْمَتْ بِعَيْنَيْهَا مِنَ الْهَوْدَجِ
      لَوْلَاكَ فِي ذَا الْعَامِ لَمْ أَحْجُجِ
      ʔawmat biʕaynayhā mina l-hawdaji
      lawlāka fī ḏā l-ʕāmi lam ʔaḥjuji
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • (Can we date this quote?), صحيح البخاري 5297/Sahih Al Bukhari 5297 (عنوان الحكم):
      ثُمَّ أوْمَأَ بيَدِهِ إلى المَشْرِقِ
      and pointed with his hand towards the East.

Conjugation

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