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وثق

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of trust, reliability, and security. It extends to ideas of binding, confirming, and making something firm or secure, both literally and figuratively.

Derived headwords

وَثِقَverb
  1. 1.
    to trustboth

    To place confidence in someone or something; to rely on.

  2. 2.
    to be firmboth

    To become firm, solid, or reliable.

وَثِقَ بهverb
  1. 1.
    to trust in him/itboth

    To place trust and confidence in a person or thing.

وَرِثَverb
  1. 1.
    to inheritboth

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

ثِقَةnoun
  1. 1.
    trustboth

    Confidence in or reliance on some person or thing.

  2. 2.
    trustworthy personboth

    A person who is reliable and can be trusted.

مَوْثِقًاnoun
  1. 1.
    trustclassical

    A source of trust or reliability.

  2. 2.
    bondboth

    A strong tie or obligation.

الوَثِيقadjective
  1. 1.
    firmboth

    Solid, strong, and securely established.

  2. 2.
    well-establishedboth

    Having a strong foundation or basis.

وَثَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    bindingboth

    Something used to tie or secure.

  2. 2.
    cordboth

    A rope or string.

وَثُقَverb
  1. 1.
    to become firmboth

    To become solid, strong, or reliable.

أَرْضٌ وَثِيقَةadjective
  1. 1.
    fertile landclassical

    Land that is rich in grass and vegetation.

المِيثَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    covenantboth

    A formal agreement or promise, often solemn.

  2. 2.
    pactboth

    A treaty or agreement between parties.

المَوْثِقnoun
  1. 1.
    covenantboth

    A solemn agreement or contract.

  2. 2.
    bondboth

    A strong tie or obligation.

  3. 3.
    proofclassical

    Evidence or confirmation.

الوَثَاقnoun
  1. 1.
    bindingboth

    That which is used for tying or securing.

  2. 2.
    fettersboth

    Chains or manacles used for restraint.

أَوْثَقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tie him/itboth

    To bind or secure someone or something firmly.

تَوْثِيقnoun
  1. 1.
    confirmationboth

    The act of making something firm or valid.

  2. 2.
    documentationmodern

    The act of recording or proving something.

  3. 3.
    strengtheningboth

    The act of making something more secure or solid.

وَثَّقَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to confirmboth

    To make something firm, valid, or certain.

  2. 2.
    to documentmodern

    To record or provide evidence for.

  3. 3.
    to strengthenboth

    To make something more secure or solid.

وَثَّقَ فلانًاverb
  1. 1.
    to vouch for someoneboth

    To testify that someone is trustworthy.

اسْتَوْثَقَ منهverb
  1. 1.
    to obtain assurance from himboth

    To seek and receive confirmation or a guarantee from someone.

Parallel reading

ائْتَمَنَه
He entrusted him.
وَثِقَ به، كورِث، ثِقَةً وموثِقًا
He trusted him, like inheriting, as a trust and a bond.
والوَثِيق: المُحْكَم
And Al-Wathiq: the firm.
وَثُقَ، كَرُمَ: صارَ وَثِيقًا
He became firm, like karuma: he became reliable.
أو أخَذَ بالوَثِيقَةِ في أمْرِهِ، أي بالثِّقَةِ
Or he took the reliable means in his affair, meaning with trust.
وأرضٌ وَثِيقَة: كَثِيرَةُ العُشْبِ
And fertile land: abundant in grass.
والمِيثاقُ والمَوْثِقُ، كَمَجْلِسٍ: العَهْدُ
And Al-Mithaq and Al-Mawthiq, like majlis: the covenant.
والوَثاقُ، ويُكْسَرُ: ما يُشَدُّ به
And Al-Wathaq, and it can be with kasra: that which is used for binding.
وأوْثَقَهُ فيه: شَدَّهُ
And he bound him in it: he tied him.
وَثَّقَهُ تَوثِيقًا: أحْكَمَهُ
He confirmed it with confirmation: he made it firm.
وفلانًا: قالَ فيهِ إنَّهُ ثِقَةٌ
And so-and-so: he said about him that he is trustworthy.
واسْتَوْثَقَ منه: أخَذَ الوَثِيقَةَ
And he sought assurance from him: he took the guarantee.