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ورط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns falling into a difficult, perilous situation or a trap. It extends to concepts of deception, entanglement, and the resulting distress or destruction.

Derived headwords

الْوَرْطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    destruction, perditionboth

    destruction, perdition

وَرَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    To plunge intoboth

    To cause someone to fall into a difficult situation, trap, or peril.

تَوْرِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    Plunging intoboth

    The act of causing someone to fall into a predicament or trap.

أَوْرَطَverb
  1. 1.
    To plunge intoboth

    To cause someone to fall into a difficult situation, trap, or peril (synonymous with ورّط).

تَوَرَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    To fall intoboth

    To become entangled or trapped in a difficult situation or predicament.

الْوَارِطnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceptionclassical

    An act of deceit, trickery, or guile.

  2. 2.
    Entanglementclassical

    Something that causes one to be trapped or entangled.

الْأَوْرَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    Perilsclassical

    Plural of ورطة, referring to multiple difficult situations or traps.

Parallel reading

فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي وَرْطَةِ الْأَوْرَاطِ
And they found themselves in the peril of perils.
وَأَصْلُ الْوَرْطَةِ أَرْضٌ مَطْمَئِنَّةٌ لَا طَرِيقَ فِيهَا
And the origin of 'warṭah' is low-lying land with no path in it.
وَرَّطَهُ تَوْرِيطًا وَأَوْرَطَهُ، إِذَا أَوْقَعَهُ فِي الْوَرْطَةِ
He plunged him into a predicament (tawrīṭan) and he plunged him, meaning he caused him to fall into the predicament.
فَتَوَرَّطَ هُوَ فِيهَا
And he himself fell into it.
وَالْوَارِطُ: الْخِدِيعَةُ وَالْغِشُّ
And 'al-wāriṭ' means deception and guile.
لَا خِلَاطَ وَلَا وِرَاطَ
There is no mixing (of herds) and no deceit.