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مءتة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a specific historical location in the Levant, known for a significant battle. It also relates to the craft of sword-making that took place there.

Derived headwords

مُؤْتَةname
  1. 1.
    Mu'tahclassical

    A town located in the eastern part of the Levant (Syria). It is historically significant as the site where Ja'far ibn Abi Talib was martyred.

قُتِلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be killedboth

    To have one's life taken; to die as a result of violence or an external force.

قتل فيه جعفر بن أبي طالب — Ja'far ibn Abi Talib was killed in it.
عَمِلَverb
  1. 1.
    to workboth

    To perform a task or activity, especially as a profession or for a specific purpose.

  2. 2.
    to be madeclassical

    To be manufactured or crafted.

وفيه كان تعمل السيوف — And in it the swords were made.
السُّيُوفnoun
  1. 1.
    swordsboth

    A weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt, used for cutting or thrusting.

وفيه كان تعمل السيوف — And in it the swords were made.

Parallel reading

مؤتة، بالضم: ع بمشارق الشام
Mu'tah, with dammah on the meem: a town in the eastern parts of the Levant.
قتل فيه جعفر بن أبي طالب
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib was killed in it.
وفيه كان تعمل السيوف
And in it the swords were made.