و • ه • ى

whY · Vol. 8 · Lane-Poole (vols 6–8)

وَهَى

It was, or became, much slit, or rent. (Msb.) 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. وَهَِىَ It was, or became, uncompact, unsound, or weak. 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; unsubstantial; unsound. See an ex. in the S, voce أُنْشُوطَةٌ, where it is applied to love, or affection. وَاهًا: see an ex. voce نُغْبَةٌ; and see اهِ, in art. اوه, in two places.