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وثن

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to idols and their worship. It also extends to concepts of abundance and steadfastness.

Derived headwords

الوَثَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    the idolboth

    the idol

وَثَنٌnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-wathanboth

    plural of al-wathan

أَوْثَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of al-wathan, like asad and asadboth

    plural of al-wathan, like asad and asad

اِسْتُؤْثِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire abundantlyclassical

    To acquire a large amount of wealth or possessions.

اِسْتَوْثَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire abundantlyclassical

    To acquire a large amount of wealth or possessions.

الوَاثِنُadjective
  1. 1.
    steadfastclassical

    Firm, stable, and permanent.

الوَاتِنُadjective
  1. 1.
    steadfastclassical

    Firm, stable, and permanent.

Parallel reading

الوَثَنُ: الصنم
The wathan: the idol.
والجمع وثن وأوثان
And the plural is wathan and awthan.
مثل أسد وأسد وآساد
Like 'asad and 'asad and 'asaad.
استؤثن الرجل من المال، إذا استكثر منه
The man acquired abundantly from the wealth, if he acquired a lot of it.
مثل استوثج واستوثر
Like 'istawthaja and 'istawthara.
والواثن مثل الواتن
And al-wathin is like al-watin.
وهو الثابت الدائم
And it is the steadfast, permanent one.