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متث

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to primarily denote place names, specifically a town or region. It also contains a reference to a name, possibly of a prophet, though this is noted as a variant of a more common form.

Derived headwords

متوثname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A town or locality situated between Wasit and Ahwaz.

متوثname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A town located between Qarqoub and the districts of Ahwaz.

متثىname
  1. 1.
    Name of a prophetclassical

    Referred to as Abu Yunus, a name of Syriac origin. It is noted that the more common form is 'Mata'.

متىname
  1. 1.
    Nameboth

    The commonly known form of the name mentioned as 'Mattha'.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري وهو (قلعة بين واسط والأهواز)
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and it is (a fortress between Wasit and Ahwaz).
منها علي بن زهياد
Among them is Ali bin Zuhayyad.
روعي له الخطيب
Al-Khatib mentioned him.
وقال ابن الأثير: {متوث: بلدة بين قرقوب وكور الأهواز.
And Ibn al-Athir said: {Matwath: a town between Qarqoub and the districts of Ahwaz.
ومتثى: أبو يونس عليه السلام، سريانية
And Mattha: Abu Yunus, peace be upon him, a Syriac name.
أخبر بذالك أبو العلاء
Abu al-Ala informed of that.
قال ابن سيده: والمعروف متى، وقد تقدم.
Ibn Sidah said: And the known one is Mata, and it has been mentioned before.