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وتر

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

وِتْرٌ ذ and ↓ وَتْرٌ, (T, S, M, A, Msb, K, &c.,) the former, [which is the more common,] in the dial. of Nejd, (Lh, M,) and of the tribe of Temeem, (T, S, M, Msb,) and of the people of El-'Áliyeh, (ISk, as on the authority of Yoo, and S) or the latter in the dial. of the people of El-'Áliyeh, (T, as on the authority of Yoo,) or of the people of El-Hijáz, (Lh, S, M,) Single; sole; only; one, and no more: syn. فَرْدٌ: (T, S, M, A, Msb, K:) or مَا لَمْ يُشْفَعْ مِنَ العَدَدِ: (M, A, K; except that in the K, instead of يُشْفَعْ, we find يَتَشَفَّعْ:) or contr. of شَفْعٌ: (Mgh:) [and an odd number: ] all [even and odd] numbers are termed [respectively] شَفْعٌ and وَِتْرٌ, whether many or few. (T.) ― -b2- وِتْرًا وِتْرًا [ Singly; separately; one by one ]. (S, K.) [See شَفْعٌ.] ― -b3- الوِتْرُ, one of the names of God, The Single; the Sole; the One; He who has no equal, or like; the Unequalled; syn. الفَذُّ and الفَرْدُ. (TA.) ― -b4- صَلَاةُ الوَِتْرِ, and الوِتْرُ alone: see 1, first part: it was sometimes said by Mohammad to be a single رَكْعَة. (T.) ― -b5- In the words of the Kur, [lxxxix. 2,] وَا@لشَّفْعٍ وَا@لْوَتْرِ by the former is meant all creatures which are created in pairs; and by the latter, God: (T:) or [by the former, Adam and his wife; and] by the latter, Adam, who was made a pair with his wife: (I' Ab, T:) or by the former, the day of the sacrifice; (T;) and by the latter, the day of 'Arafeh. (T, K.) (See more voce شَفَعٌ.] -A2- Also وِتْرٌ and ↓ وَتْرٌ, (T, S, M, A, Msb, K,) the former, [which is the more common,] in the dial. of Nejd, (Lh, M,) and of the tribe of Temeem, (Lh, T, S, M, Msb,) and of the people of El- 'Áliyeh, (T, as on the authority of Yoo,) and El- Hijáz, (S,) or the latter in the dial. of the people of El-'Aliyeh, (ISk, as on the authority of Yoo, and S) and El-Hijáz, (Lh, M,) Blood-revenge; or retaliation of murder or homicide: or a seeking to revenge, or retaliate, blood: or a desire, or seeking, for retaliation of a crime or of enmity: syn. ذَحْلٌ: (T, S, M, Msb, K:) or wrongful conduct therein: as also ↓ تِرَةٌ and ↓ وَتِيرَةٌ, in either sense: (M, K:) or a crime which a man commits against another by slaughter or by plundering or by capture: (TA:) pl. [of وَِتْرٌ] أَوْتَارٌ and [of تِرَةٌ] تِرَاتٌ. (A.)

Derived headwords

وِتْرٌ
  1. 1.
مَا لَمْ يُشْفَعْ مِنَ العَدَدِ
وِتْرًا وِتْرًا
صَلَاةُ الوَِتْرِ