وطن

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of homeland, dwelling, settling, and establishing oneself in a place. It extends to the idea of a place of origin, a home, and also encompasses related concepts like a place for animals to rest, the starting and ending points of a race, and a battlefield.

Derived headwords

وَطَنَverb

1.
to inhabitboth
To make a place one's home or dwelling place.

وَطَنٌnoun

1.
homelandboth
A person's homeland or native country.
2.
dwelling placeboth
A place where one resides or has settled.

أَوْطَنَverb

1.
he made the land his homeboth
he made the land his home

أَوْطَانُ الغَنَمِnoun

1.
sheep pasturesclassical
The places where sheep rest and graze.

وَطَّنَverb

1.
to make a homeboth
To establish a place as a home or dwelling.
2.
to prepare oneselfboth
To prepare or accustom oneself to something, like making oneself ready for a task.

تَوْطِينٌnoun

1.
accustoming oneself to something, like preparingboth
accustoming oneself to something, like preparing

اسْتَوْطَنَverb

1.
to settleboth
To take up residence in a place and make it one's home.

اتِّطَانٌnoun

1.
settlementclassical
The act of settling in a place, derived from the verb 'to settle'.

مِيطَانٌnoun

1.
starting pointclassical
The place from which horses are released in a race; the beginning of the finish line.

مِيطَانُكَnoun

1.
your goalclassical
Your ultimate aim or destination.

مِيتَاءٌnoun

1.
end pointclassical
The end of the finish line in a race.

مِيدَاءٌnoun

1.
end pointclassical
The end of the finish line in a race.

مَوْطِنٌnoun

1.
battlefieldboth
A place of engagement in war; a scene of conflict.
2.
place of originboth
A place where something originates or is established.

مَوَاطِنٌnoun

1.
battlefieldsboth
Plural of موطن, referring to many scenes of war or conflict.
2.
places of originboth
Plural of موطن, referring to multiple places of origin or establishment.

Parallel reading

الوطن: محل الانسان.

The homeland: a person's dwelling place.

وقد خففه رؤبة بقوله: أوطنت وطنا لم يكن من وطنى

And Ru'ba softened it in his saying: 'I settled in a homeland that was not of my origin.'

لو لم يكن عاملها لم أسكن بها ولم أرجن بها في الرجن

If it were not its inhabitant, I would not dwell in it, nor would I linger in it.

وأوطان الغنم: مرابضها.

And the resting places of sheep: their pastures.

وأوطنت الأرض، ووطنتها توطينا واستوطنتها، أي اتخذتها وطنا.

And I settled the land, and I made it a home, and I took it as a home, meaning I made it a homeland.

وكذلك الاتطان، وهو افتعال منه.

And likewise is 'ittitan, which is a derivation from it.

وتوطين النفس على الشئ، كالتمهيد.

And accustoming the soul to something, like preparation.

ويقال: من أين ميطانك، أي غايتك.

And it is said: 'From where is your starting point?', meaning your goal.

والميطان: الموضع الذي يوطن لترسل منه الخيل في السباق، وهو أول الغاية.

And the starting point: the place from which horses are released in a race, and it is the beginning of the finish line.

والميتاء والميداء: آخر الغاية.

And the end point and the end point: the end of the finish line.

والموطن: المشهد من مشاهد الحرب.

And the battlefield: the scene of war.

لقد نصركم الله في مواطن كثيرة

Allah has indeed helped you in many battlefields.

على موطن يخشى الفتى عنده الردى * متى تعترك فيه الفوارس ترعد

Upon a battlefield where a young man fears death; when knights clash there, they tremble.