ميثاق

Arabic

Etymology

From the root و ث ق (w-ṯ-q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː.θaːq/

Noun

مِيثَاق (mīṯāq) m (plural مَوَاثِيق (mawāṯīq))

  1. charter
  2. treaty
  3. covenant
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:63:
      وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَ خُذُوا مَا آتَيْنَاكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُوا مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
      waʔiḏ ʔaḵaḏnā mīṯāqakum warafaʕnā fawqakumu ṭ-ṭūra ḵuḏū mā ʔātaynākum biquwwatin wāḏkurū mā fīhi laʕallakum tattaqūna
      And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."

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