The triliteral root wāw thā nūn (و ث ن) occurs three times in the Quran as the noun awthān (أَوْثَٰن). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (22:30:21) l-awthāni | the idols | فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْأَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ |
| (29:17:6) awthānan | idols | إِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَانًا وَتَخْلُقُونَ إِفْكًا |
| (29:25:7) awthānan | idols | وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا اتَّخَذْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَانًا مَوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
