وَشَحَ girded with in Arabic
وَشَحَ is how you say “girded with” in Arabic.
Root و ش ح w-sh-ḥ. verb (form I). washaḥa.
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Meaning of girded with in Arabic
- girded, adorned (someone) with a wishāḥ The wishāḥ is a crossed ornamental sash; related forms extend this to girding oneself with a sword or garment.
Example sentence
إذ نظر عمر إلى عمير حين أناخ على باب المسجد متوشحا بالسيف
Umar saw Umair when he arrived at the mosque's door, girded with a sword.
مُتَوَشِّحًا girded with
mutawashshih means 'wearing (a sword) across the body, girded'; the '-an' ending — describes Umair's state.
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How it is used
Beyond the literal sash, the root is used tropically for girding oneself with something worn diagonally across the body — a sword-belt, a garment thrown over one shoulder, or even a horse's bridle slung like a sash, as in the verse of Labīd.
Words from the same root
- وِشَاح an ornamental sash women wear crosswise
- تَوَشَّحَ to gird or drape oneself with sword or garment
- وَشَّحَ to put a sash on someone
- مُوَشَّح marked with two sash-like stripes
- وَشْحَّاء a goat marked like a sash
Common questions
- How do you say "girded with" in Arabic?
- وَشَحَ (washaḥa).
- What is a وِشَاح (wishāḥ)?
- A woman's ornamental sash — often two strings of pearls or jeweled leather crossed over the body.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).