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ورث

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns inheritance, legacy, and succession. It extends to concepts of what remains after something else ceases to exist, and by extension, to things that are new or fresh.

Derived headwords

وَرِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to inheritboth

    To receive property, a title, or a characteristic from a predecessor.

يَرِثُverb
  1. 1.
    he inheritsboth

    The present tense conjugation for the third-person masculine singular of the verb 'to inherit'.

وِرَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    inheritanceboth

    The act or process of inheriting; succession to a property or position.

إِرْثnoun
  1. 1.
    inheritanceboth

    That which is inherited; legacy or patrimony.

وَرِثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    heirsboth

    Plural of 'warith', those who inherit.

أَوْرَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to inheritboth

    To make someone an heir; to bequeath.

وَرَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to make an heirboth

    To designate someone as an heir or part of the heirs.

وَارِثnoun
  1. 1.
    inheritorboth

    One who inherits or is entitled to inherit.

  2. 2.
    survivorclassical

    One who remains after the demise of others, especially after the end of creation.

تَوْرِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    bequeathingboth

    The act of making someone an heir or causing them to inherit.

  2. 2.
    kindlingclassical

    The act of stirring a fire to make it burn more intensely.

وَرْثَانname
  1. 1.
    Warthanclassical

    A proper name, possibly of a place or person.

وَرِثnoun
  1. 1.
    freshnessclassical

    The tender or fresh part of things.

الوَرِثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    the heirsboth

    The plural of 'warith', referring to those who inherit.

بَنُو الوَرِثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Banu al-Warithahclassical

    A clan or lineage named after their mother, implying a matriarchal naming convention.

Parallel reading

وَرِثَ أَبَاهُ
He inherited from his father.
وَ مِنْهُ بِكَسْرِ الرَّاءِ، يَرِثُهُ
And from it, with a kasra on the ra', he inherits from him.
وَوَرِثَهُ: جَعَلَهُ مِنْ وَرَثَتِهِ
And he made him his heir: he made him among his heirs.
وَالْوَارِثُ: الْبَاقِي بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ الْخَلْقِ
And the Survivor: the one remaining after the annihilation of creation.
أَمْتِعْنِي بِسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنِّي
Grant me enjoyment of my hearing and my sight, and make it (my legacy/health) the survivor from me.
أَيْ: أَبْقِهْ مَعِي حَتَّى أَمُوتَ
Meaning: Keep it with me until I die.
تَوْرِيثُ النَّارِ: تَحْرِيكُهَا لِتَشْتَعِلَ
Kindling of fire: stirring it so that it ignites.
وَوَرْثَانُ، كَسَكْرَانَ: ع.
And Warthan, like Sakran: a place name.
وَالْوَرِثُ: الطَّرِيُّ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ
And the fresh: the tender part of things.
وَبَنُو الْوَرِثَةِ، بِالْكَسْرِ: بَطْنٌ نُسِبُوا إِلَى أُمِّهِمْ
And Banu al-Warithah, with a kasra: a clan who were attributed to their mother.