وضع waẓʻ, vulg. waẓʻa inf. n. of وضع 'to place,' c.
A وضع waẓʻ, vulg. waẓʻa (inf. n. of وضع 'to place,' &c.), s.f. Placing, fixing, laying, laying down, founding, establishing; making, forming, inventing; invention;—situation, position; disposition; nature, tenour; description, character, complexion;—condition, state;—appearance, form, guise;—gesture, action;—conduct, behaviour;—mode of living or acting; mode, manner, fashion;—operation, performance, procedure;—subtraction, deduction, abatement, retrenchment:—waẓʻ badalnā (apnī), To change the appearance or dress, &c., to disguise oneself:—waẓʻ-ě-haml, s.f. (lit. 'laying down a burden'), Childbirth, delivery;—abortion, miscarriage:—waẓʻ-dār, adj. Of good appearance or form, &c.; stylish, elegant:—waẓʻ-dārī, s.f. Goodness of form, &c., manner, style, elegance:—waẓʻ karnā, v.t. To lay (a foundation), to found, to establish; to invent; to make, form, model;—to deduct, subtract; to except; to allow (for):—waẓʻ honā, v.n. To be deducted, or subtracted, &c.:—bad-waẓʻ, adj. Ill-formed, ugly; ill-mannered, ill-bred; evil-disposed.
