الوتر

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root 'الوتر' primarily relates to the concept of oddness, singularity, and being alone. It extends to meanings of being unmatched, separated, or lacking a pair. This core idea branches into concepts of succession, interruption, and even specific geographical locations and physical attributes.

Derived headwords

الوَتَرnoun

1.
Odd numberboth
The number that is not divisible by two, or that does not have a pair.
2.
Day of Arafahclassical
Refers to the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, a significant day in the Islamic calendar.
3.
Valleyclassical
A specific valley located in the region of Yamamah.
4.
Grudge or injusticeclassical
Refers to resentment, ill will, or an act of injustice.

الوَتَرَةnoun

1.
Grudge or injusticeclassical
Similar to 'الوتر', it signifies resentment, ill will, or an act of injustice.
2.
Interruption or pauseclassical
A break or pause in an activity or process.
3.
Nostrilclassical
The opening of the nostril.
4.
Veinclassical
A vein located on the underside of the glans penis.
5.
Bundle of muscleclassical
A bundle of muscle, such as the one that tightens the exit of a horse's feces.
6.
Ridge of the backclassical
The bony ridge of the back.
7.
Area between nose and lipclassical
The area between the tip of the nose and the upper lip.
8.
Arrow grooveclassical
The groove on a bow through which an arrow passes.
9.
Piece of landclassical
A piece of land that is thin, stretches, thickens, and is pliable.
10.
Graveclassical
A burial place.
11.
White landclassical
A patch of white or barren land.
12.
Red or white roseclassical
A red or white rose.
13.
Horse's blazeclassical
The round white marking on a horse's forehead.
14.
Rose lightclassical
The light or glow of a rose.
15.
Water sourceclassical
A water source located below Mecca, belonging to the Khuzā'ah tribe.
16.
Tenclassical
The number ten.

وَتَرَverb

1.
To make oddclassical
To make something odd or solitary, or to make a group's even number odd.
2.
To frightenclassical
To cause someone to be frightened or alarmed.
3.
To afflict with misfortuneclassical
To strike someone with a misfortune or harm.
4.
To diminish wealthclassical
To reduce or diminish someone's wealth.

أَوْتَرَverb

1.
To make oddclassical
To make something odd or solitary; to make a group's even number odd.
2.
To pray the Witr prayerclassical
To perform the Witr prayer, which is an odd-numbered unit of prayer performed after Isha.
3.
To make solitaryclassical
To make something singular or isolated.

التَّوَاتُرnoun

1.
Successionboth
The act of following one after another in sequence.
2.
Succession with intervalsclassical
A sequence of events that occur with pauses or intervals between them.

المُتَوَاتِرadjective

1.
Rhyme endingclassical
A type of rhyme ending in poetry that has a movable vowel between two consonants, like 'mafā'īlun'.

وَاتَرَverb

1.
To follow successivelyboth
To follow one after another, especially in speech or writing.
2.
To alternateclassical
To do something with intervals or pauses between actions.

مُوَاتَرَةnoun

1.
Alternationclassical
The act of alternating, especially in fasting (one day fasting, one or two days breaking fast) or in sending messages.
2.
Succession with intervalsclassical
A sequence of actions or events with pauses in between, distinguished from continuous succession.

تَتْرَىadverb

1.
Successivelyboth
Coming one after another, in succession, often with intervals.

الوَتِيرَةnoun

1.
Method or wayclassical
A customary way of doing things, a habit, or a tradition.
2.
Path along a mountainclassical
A path that runs close to a mountain.
3.
Pause or intervalclassical
A period of rest or interruption in an activity.
4.
Pimple or blemishclassical
A small swelling or eruption on the skin, or a mole.
5.
Slowness or delayclassical
A state of being slow or delayed.
6.
Constrictionclassical
A narrowing or constriction, such as the membrane between the nostrils.
7.
Cartilage in the earclassical
A piece of cartilage located at the top of the ear.
8.
Webbing between fingers/toesclassical
The skin or membrane between fingers or toes.
9.
Part of a tentclassical
A part of a tent that is attached to poles.
10.
Training deviceclassical
A device used for practicing thrusting or fencing.
11.
Thin, pliable piece of landclassical
A piece of land that is thin, stretches, thickens, and is pliable.
12.
Graveclassical
A burial place.
13.
White landclassical
A patch of white or barren land.
14.
Roseclassical
A red or white rose.
15.
Horse's blazeclassical
The round white marking on a horse's forehead.
16.
Rose lightclassical
The light or glow of a rose.
17.
Water sourceclassical
A water source located below Mecca, belonging to the Khuzā'ah tribe.
18.
Tenclassical
The number ten.

الوَتَرَةnoun

1.
Nostrilclassical
The opening of the nostril.
2.
Veinclassical
A vein on the underside of the glans penis.
3.
Bundle of muscleclassical
A bundle of muscle, such as the one that tightens the exit of a horse's feces.
4.
Ridge of the backclassical
The bony ridge of the back.
5.
Area between nose and lipclassical
The area between the tip of the nose and the upper lip.
6.
Arrow grooveclassical
The groove on a bow through which an arrow passes.

وَتَرnoun

1.
Bowstringboth
The string of a bow.
2.
Tendonboth
A tendon, especially in the neck or leg.

أَوْتَارnoun

1.
Bowstringsboth
Plural of 'وتر', referring to the strings of bows.

أَوْتَرَverb

1.
To string a bowboth
To attach a string to a bow.
2.
To tighten a tendonclassical
To make a tendon taut or stiff.

وَتَّرَverb

1.
To string a bowboth
To attach a string to a bow.

تَوَتَّرَverb

1.
To become tenseclassical
To become stiff or tense, referring to a tendon or neck.

الوَتِيرadjective

1.
Tense or stiffclassical
Describing something that is tense or stiff.

أَوْتَرَverb

1.
To pray Witrclassical
To perform the Witr prayer.
2.
To make solitaryclassical
To make something singular or isolated.

مُوَاتِرَةnoun

1.
Alternating fastclassical
Fasting on alternate days, or one day fasting and two days breaking fast.
2.
Alternating messagesclassical
Sending messages or news with intervals between them.

مُوَاتِرَةadjective

1.
Alternating camelclassical
A female camel that kneels one leg at a time when kneeling, making it difficult for the rider.

الوَتَرَانname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place name in the lands of the Hudhayl tribe.

الوَتَائِرname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place name for a valley located between Mecca and Taif.

الوَتِيرname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place name referring to the area between Arafat and Adham.

المَوْتُورadjective

1.
Vengefulclassical
One whose relative has been killed and who has not yet avenged their blood.

الوَتْرَةname

1.
Place nameclassical
A place name, a town (qaryah) in Hawran.

Parallel reading

الوَتَر، بالكسر ويفتح: الفرد، أو ما لم يتشفع من العدد

Al-watar, with kasrah and dammah: the odd, or that which is not paired from the number.

ويوم عرفة، وواد باليمامة، والذحل، أو الظلم فيه، كالترة والوتيرة

And the Day of Arafah, and a valley in Yamamah, and grudge, or injustice in it, like al-tirah and al-wateerah.

وقد وتره يتره وترا وترة

And he afflicted him with misfortune, making him odd, with a wound and a misfortune.

والقوم: جعل شفعهم وترا، كأوترهم

And the people: he made their even number odd, like making them odd.

والرجل: أفزعه، وأدركه بمكروه.

And the man: he frightened him, and overtook him with misfortune.

ووتره ماله: نقصه إياه.

And he diminished his wealth: he reduced it.

والتواتر: التتابع، أو مع فترات.

And al-tawātur: succession, or with intervals.

وواتر بين أخباره وواتره مواترة ووتارا: تابع، أو لا تكون المواترة بين الأشياء إلا إذا وقعت بينها فترة، وإلا فهي مداركة ومواصلة.

And he followed up his news and followed it with alternation and succession: he followed, or alternation does not occur between things unless there is an interval between them, otherwise it is continuous succession and connection.

ومواترة الصوم: أن تصوم يوما، وتفطر يوما أو يومين، وتأتي به وترا وترا، ولا يراد به المواصلة، لأنه من الوتر، وكذلك مواترة الكتب.

And alternating fasting: is to fast one day, and break fast one or two days, and do it one by one, and continuity is not intended by it, because it is from oddness, and likewise alternating books.

وجاؤوا تترى، وينون، وأصلها وترى: متواترين.

And they came successively, and they add nunation, and their origin is watra: in succession.

والوتيرة: الطريقة، أو طريق تلاصق الجبل، والفترة في الأمر، والغميزة، والتواني، والحبس، والإبطاء، وحجاب ما بين المنخرين، وغريضيف في أعلى الأذن، وجليدة بين السبابة والإبهام، وما بين كل إصبعين، ومايوتر بالأعمدة من البيت، كالوترة، محركة في الأربعة الأخيرة، وحلقة يتعلم عليها الطعن، وقطعة تستدق، وتطرد، وتغلظ، وتنقاد من الأرض، والقبر، والأرض البيضاء، والوردة الحمراء أو البيضاء، وغرة الفرس المستديرة، ونور الورد، وماء بأسفل مكة لخزاعة، واسم لعقد العشرة.

And al-wateerah: the way, or a path adjacent to the mountain, and the interval in the matter, and the mole, and slowness, and confinement, and delay, and the membrane between the nostrils, and a cartilage at the top of the ear, and a skin between the index finger and the thumb, and what is between every two fingers, and what is attached to the poles of the tent, like al-watrah, with harakah in the last four, and a ring on which one learns to thrust, and a piece of land that thins, stretches, thickens, and is pliable, and the grave, and the white land, and the red or white rose, and the round blaze of a horse, and the light of a rose, and water below Mecca for Khuzā'ah, and the name for the number ten.

والوترة، محركة: حرف المنخر، والعرق في باطن الحشفة، والعصبة تضم مخرج روث الفرس، وحتار كل شيء، وعصبة تحت اللسان، وعقبة المتن، وما بين الأرنبة والسبلة، ومجرى السهم من القوس العربية، جمع الكل: وتر.

And al-watrah, with harakah: the nostril, and the vein on the underside of the glans, and the bundle that closes the exit of a horse's feces, and the edge of everything, and a bundle under the tongue, and the ridge of the back, and what is between the tip of the nose and the upper lip, and the groove for the arrow in the Arabic bow, the جمع of all is: watar.

والوتر، محركة: شرعة القوس، ومعلقها ج: أوتار.

And al-watar, with harakah: the bowstring, and its attachment, plural: awtār.

وأوترها: جعل لها وترا.

And he strung it: he made a string for it.

ووترها توتيرا: شد وترها.

And he tightened its string: he tightened its string.

ووترها يترها: علق عليها وترها.

And he strung it: he attached its string to it.

وتوتر العصب والعنق: اشتد.

And the tendon and the neck became tense: they became stiff.

والوتير: ع.

And al-wateer: a valley.

وأوتر: صلى الوتر، و الشيء: أفذه، أو وتر الصلاة وأوترها ووترها بمعنى.

And he prayed: he prayed Witr, and the thing: he made it solitary, or he prayed Witr and made it solitary and made it odd with the same meaning.

وناقة مواترة: تضع إحدى ركبتيها أولا في البروك ثم الأخرى، لا معا، فيشق على الراكب.

And a camel that alternates: it places one knee first when kneeling, then the other, not together, which is difficult for the rider.

والوتران، محركة: د ببلاد هذيل.

And al-watran, with harakah: a place in the lands of Hudhayl.

والوتائر: ع بين مكة والطائف.

And al-wata'ir: a valley between Mecca and Taif.

والوتير: ما بين عرفة إلى أدام.

And al-wateer: what is between Arafat and Adham.

والموتور: من قتل له قتيل فلم يدرك بدمه.

And al-mawtūr: one whose relative was killed and whose blood was not avenged.

والوترة، بالضم: ة بحوران.

And al-watrah, with dammah: a town in Hawran.