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تيه

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of going astray, being lost, and perishing, often in a physical or metaphorical sense. It can also extend to meanings of arrogance, confusion, and mental disturbance.

Derived headwords

تَاهَ يَتُوهُverb
  1. 1.
    to go astrayboth

    To wander or go off course, often losing one's way.

  2. 2.
    to perishclassical

    To be destroyed or ruined, to meet one's end.

  3. 3.
    to be arrogantclassical

    To act with pride or haughtiness.

  4. 4.
    to be confusedboth

    To be bewildered or perplexed.

  5. 5.
    to be mentally disturbedclassical

    To have one's mind disordered or unsettled.

تَوْهًاnoun
  1. 1.
    going astrayboth

    The act of going astray or being lost.

  2. 2.
    perishingclassical

    The state of being destroyed or ruined.

  3. 3.
    arroganceclassical

    The quality of being proud or haughty.

  4. 4.
    confusionboth

    The state of being bewildered or perplexed.

تَاهَ يَتِيهُverb
  1. 1.
    to go astrayboth

    To wander or go off course, often losing one's way. This form is noted as having a 'waw' origin for its 'ya'.

  2. 2.
    to perishclassical

    To be destroyed or ruined.

  3. 3.
    to be confusedboth

    To be bewildered or perplexed.

تَوَّهَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to perishclassical

    To make someone or something perish or be destroyed.

  2. 2.
    to lead astrayboth

    To cause someone to go astray or become lost.

تَتْوِيهًاnoun
  1. 1.
    causing to perishclassical

    The act of causing someone or something to perish or be destroyed.

  2. 2.
    leading astrayboth

    The act of causing someone to go astray or become lost.

تَائِهadjective
  1. 1.
    astrayboth

    Someone who is lost or has gone astray.

  2. 2.
    confusedboth

    Someone who is bewildered or perplexed.

  3. 3.
    mentally disturbedclassical

    Someone whose mind is disordered or unsettled.

أتْوَاهnoun
  1. 1.
    desertsclassical

    Plural of 'falaah' (desert), referring to vast, empty lands where one can get lost.

أَتَاوِيهnoun
  1. 1.
    desertsclassical

    A further pluralization of 'falaah' (desert), indicating multiple or extensive desolate areas.

مُتَوِّهadjective
  1. 1.
    confusedboth

    Someone who is bewildered or perplexed.

  2. 2.
    astrayboth

    Someone who has gone astray.

Parallel reading

الذهاب في الأرض
Going in the land.
تاه يتوه ويتيه توها: هلك
He went astray, perishes, and went astray with perishing: he perished.
ما أتوهه في ما أتيهه
How he caused me to perish in what I caused myself to perish.
تاه توها: تكبر، أو ضل، أو تحير
He went astray with perishing: he became arrogant, or he went astray, or he became confused.
اضطرب عقله
His mind became disturbed.
فهو تائه
And he is confused/astray.
وتوهه تتويها: أهلكه
And he caused him to perish with causing to perish: he destroyed him.
فلان توه، بالضم
So-and-so is lost/confused, with the dammah.
فلا ة توه
A desert that is lost/confusing.
وما أتوهه مثل ما أتيهه
And how he caused me to perish is like how I caused myself to perish.
تاه يتوه: ضل الطريق
He went astray, he goes astray: he lost the way.
وقيل: تحير
And it was said: he became confused.
يا متوه ويا مروع
O confused one and O terrified one.
وما بال ذاك المتوه يفعل
And what is the matter with that confused one doing?