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وتغ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of destruction, perishing, and ruin. It extends to the idea of sinning as a cause or consequence of this destruction, and the act of causing someone or something to be destroyed.

Derived headwords

الوَتَغnoun
  1. 1.
    destructionclassical

    The state of being destroyed, ruined, or perished.

وتغverb
  1. 1.
    to sin and perishclassical

    To commit a sin that leads to one's destruction or ruin.

وتَغًاnoun
  1. 1.
    sin and perishingclassical

    The act or state of sinning and consequently perishing.

أوتَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to destroy (God)classical

    God causing someone or something to be destroyed or perish.

أوتَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to ruin one's religionclassical

    A person causing their religion to be ruined or corrupted through sin.

Parallel reading

الوتغ بالتحريك: الهلاك.
Al-watgh (with harakah): destruction.
وقد وتغ يوتغ وتغا، أي أثم وهلك.
And he sinned and perished, meaning he committed a sin and was destroyed.
وأوتغه الله، أي أهلكه.
And God destroyed him, meaning He caused him to perish.
وأوتغ فلان دينه بالاثم.
And so-and-so ruined his religion through sin.