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استوحى

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Arabic

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Root
و ح ي (w ḥ y)
4 terms

Verb

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اِسْتَوْحَى (istawḥā) X (non-past يَسْتَوْحِي (yastawḥī), verbal noun اِسْتِيحَاء (istīḥāʔ))

  1. (transitive) to consult, to ask for advice from
  2. (ditransitive) to be inspired [with accusative ‘by someone’ and accusative ‘about something’]
  3. (transitive) to derive, to deduce [with accusative ‘something’ and مِن (min) ‘from someone/something’]
    Synonym: اِسْتَلْهَمَ (istalhama)

Conjugation

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