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ءثن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of lineage, origin, and substance, particularly in the context of nobility and authenticity. It also extends to terms for specific plants and a place name.

Derived headwords

الأَثِينnoun
  1. 1.
    Noble lineageclassical

    Refers to one's noble or authentic lineage and origin.

أَثَانname
  1. 1.
    A Tabi'iclassical

    A Tabi'i (a successor to the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad) named Athān, who met Ali.

أَثَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Piece of acaciaclassical

    A piece or clump of acacia trees (talh) or a similar thorny tree.

  2. 2.
    Acacia groveclassical

    The place where acacia trees grow.

أَثَنَةٌ مِنْ طَلْحٍ — قِطْعَةٌ مِنْهُ — A piece of acacia.
أَثَنnoun
  1. 1.
    Idolclassical

    A term used for an idol or statue, derived from the word 'wathan' (idol).

أَثْنانname
  1. 1.
    Place in Syriaclassical

    A place name in Syria.

Parallel reading

هو (الأصيل.
He is of noble lineage.
أَثَان، (كسحاب، ابن نعيم: تابعي) أدرك عليا، رضي الله عنه، وضبطه الحافظ بالضم.
Athān, like Sahāb, was a Tabi'i who met Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and Al-Hafiz pronounced it with dammah.
قال ابن الأعرابي: ( {أثنة من طلح، بالضم، كعيص من سدر) ، وسليل من سمر.
Ibn Al-A'rabi said: 'Athana, with dammah, is like 'Ays from Sidr, and a descendant from Samar.'
وقال غيره: هي القطعة من الطلح والأثل.
Others said: It is a piece of talh and athl.
وقيل: هي منبت الطلح، (ج} أثن) ، كصرد.
And it was said: It is the place where talh grows, its plural is athan, like sarad.
(وجمعوا الوثن) ، الذي هو الصنم، (وثنا، بضمتين، ثم همزوا فقالوا {أثن:
And they pluralized 'wathan', which is an idol, to 'wathanan' with two dammahs, then they added hamza and said 'athan'.
وقرأ جماعات من القراء: { (إن يدعون من دونه إلا} أثنا) } .
And a group of reciters read: 'They do not call upon besides Him except 'athan' (idols).'
{أثنان، كعثمان: موضع بالشام؛ قال جميل بن معمر: ورد الهوى أثنان حتى استقر بيمن الحب معطوف الهوى من بلاديا
'Athnān, like 'Uthmān: a place in Syria; Jamil bin Mu'ammar said: 'Love came to Athnān until it settled in Yemen, affection turning from my lands.'