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توغ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to perishing, destruction, and ruin. It can also imply being led to destruction or perishing.

Derived headwords

تَوَاغَverb
  1. 1.
    to perish, be destroyedclassical

    To come to an end, to be ruined or destroyed.

أَتَاغَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to perishclassical

    To cause someone or something to be destroyed or to perish.

Parallel reading

تاغ هلك
Tāgha means to perish.
وأتاغه الله
And God caused him to perish.
وكأنه مقلوب من وتغ
And it is as if it is an inversion of W-T-G.