وثن

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of steadfastness, permanence, and immobility. It extends to meanings of idols and false gods, and metaphorically to things that are fixed or abundant. It also has senses related to rain and the growth of offspring or swarms.

Derived headwords

وَثَنَverb

1.
to be steadfastclassical
To be firm, stable, and permanent in a place or state.

الواثنadjective

1.
steadfastclassical
One who is resident, stationary, firm, and permanent.

الواتنadjective

1.
steadfastclassical
A variant of الواثن, meaning resident, stationary, firm, and permanent.

وَثَنَ بالمكانverb

1.
to stay in a placeclassical
To remain fixed and settled in a location.

وَتِنَverb

1.
to be steadfastclassical
To be permanent and enduring, used in the same sense as وثن.

وَتِنَ يتِنُverb

1.
to be steadfastclassical
The known form meaning to be permanent and enduring, with its masdar 'تونا'.

الوَثْنَةnoun

1.
infidelclassical
A female infidel or unbeliever.

المَوْثُونَةadjective

1.
humble womanclassical
A woman who is submissive or humble.
2.
accomplished womanclassical
A woman who is cultured and refined, even if not beautiful.

الوَثَنnoun

1.
idolboth
An idol, generally, or specifically a small idol.
2.
crossclassical
Used to refer to the Christian cross, considered an idol by some.

أَوْثَانnoun

1.
idolsboth
Plural of وثن, referring to idols.

وَثَنnoun

1.
idolsclassical
Another plural form of وثن, referring to idols.

أَثَنnoun

1.
idolsclassical
A plural form of وثن, with the initial 'waw' replaced by a hamza.

وَثَّنَتِ الأرضverb

1.
land rained uponclassical
The land was rained upon heavily.

استَوْثَنَتِ الإبلverb

1.
camels' offspring grewclassical
The camels' offspring began to grow and develop with them.

استَوْثَنَ النحلverb

1.
bees swarmedclassical
The bees divided into two large and small swarms.

استَوْثَنَ المالverb

1.
wealth increasedclassical
Wealth became abundant or plentiful.

استَوْثَنَ من المالverb

1.
to acquire much wealthclassical
To obtain a large amount of wealth.

Parallel reading

المقيم الراكد الثابت الدائم

The resident, stationary, firm, and permanent one.

وقد وثن

And he was steadfast.

والذي حكاه أبو عبيد الواتن

And what Abu Ubaid narrated is Al-Watin.

وقد حكى ابن الأعرابي: وثن بالمكان

And Ibn Al-A'rabi narrated: 'He stayed in the place'.

على أخلاء الصفاء الوثن

Upon the steadfast companions of pure friendship.

يروى بالثاء والتاء، ومعناهما الدوم على العهد

It is narrated with Tha' and Ta', and their meaning is constancy in the covenant.

والمعروف وتن يتن، بالتاء، وتونا

And the known is 'watana yatunu', with Ta', and its masdar is 'taunan'.

والوثنة، بالثاء: الكفرة

And Al-Wathnah, with Tha': the infidel woman.

والموثونة، بالثاء: المرأة الذليلة

And Al-Mawthunah, with Tha': the humble woman.

وامرأة موثونة، بالثاء، إذا كانت أديبة وإن لم تكن حسناء

And a Mawthunah woman, with Tha', if she is cultured even if not beautiful.

والوثن: الصنم ما كان، وقيل: الصنم الصغير

And Al-Wathan: the idol, whatever it may be, and it is said: the small idol.

شارب الخمر كعابد وثن

The drinker of wine is like the worshipper of an idol.

إن يدعون من دونه إلا أثنا

They do not call upon besides Him except idols.

وكانت العرب تنصبها وتعبدها

And the Arabs used to erect them and worship them.

ولذلك سماه الأعشى وثنا

And for that reason Al-A'sha named it a Wathan.

ألق هذا الوثن عنك

Cast this idol away from you.

وأن أرض مضبوطة ممطورة وقد ضبطت ووثنت بالماء

And a land is well-watered and rained upon, and it has been rained upon and watered.

واستوثنت الإبل: نشأت أولادها معها

And the camels 'istawthana': their offspring grew up with them.

واستوثن النحل: صار فرقتين كبارا وصغارا

And the bees 'istawthana': they became two swarms, large and small.

واستوثن المال: كثر

And wealth 'istawthana': it became abundant.

واستوثن من المال: استكثر منه مثل استوثج واستوثر

And he 'istawthana' from wealth: he acquired much of it, like 'istawthaja' and 'istawthara'.