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الءثين

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of 'evening' or 'late afternoon'. It also appears in proper names and as a term for a type of tree.

Derived headwords

الأَثِينnoun
  1. 1.
    eveningclassical

    The time of day in the late afternoon or early evening.

أَثَانname
  1. 1.
    Ithānclassical

    A proper name, specifically of a companion (Tabi'i) named Ibn Nu'aym.

أَثْنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of treeclassical

    A type of tree, specifically a kind of Sidr tree.

أَثْنnoun
  1. 1.
    idolclassical

    An idol or false deity, used as a plural form of 'wathan'.

Parallel reading

الأثين، كأمير: الأصيل.
Al-athīn, like amīr: the late afternoon.
وأثان، كسحاب: ابن نعيم، تابعي.
And Ithān, like sahāb: Ibn Nu'aym, a Tabi'i.
وأثنة من طلح، بالضم: كعيص من سدر
And athnah from ṭalḥ, with dammah: like 'ayṣ from sidr.
ج: أثن
Plural: athn
وجمعوا الوثن وثنا، بضمتين، ثم همزوا، فقالوا: أثن.
And they pluralized al-wathan as wathanan, with two dammahs, then they hamzated, and said: athn.
فقالوا: أثن.
And they said: athn.
وقرأ جماعات: {إن يدعون من دونه إلا أثنا}
And groups read: {They do not call upon besides Him except athnan}