ورث

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root و ر ث (w-r-ṯ). Cognate with Hebrew יָרַשׁ (yāráš).

Verb

وَرِثَ (wariṯa) I, non-past يَرِثُ‎ (yariṯu)

  1. to inherit [+ عَنْ (from)]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:105:
      وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ ٱلصّٰلِحُونَ
      walaqad katabnā fī z-zabūri min baʕdi ḏ-ḏikri ʔanna l-ʔarḍa yariṯuhā ʕibādiya ṣ-ṣāliḥūna
      And already have We written in the Book [of David's psalms], after [mentioning in] the Exposition [of Mosaic Law] (the Torah), that the land shall be inherited by My righteous servants.
    • الصِّدِّيقُونَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَيَسْكُنُونَهَا إِلَىٰ ٱلْأَبَدِ.
      aṣ-ṣiddīqūna yariṯūna l-ʔarḍa wayaskunūnahā ʔilā l-ʔabadi.
      The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
      (translation from King James Version, 1611)
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Maltese: wiret
  • Swahili: -rithi

Verb

وَرَّثَ (warraṯa) II, non-past يُوَرِّثُ‎ (yuwarriṯu)

  1. (ditransitive) cause someone to inherit, to transfer by will, to bequeath
Conjugation

Noun

وِرْث (wirṯ) m

  1. verbal noun of وَرِثَ (wariṯa) (form I)
Declension
Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic وِرْث (wirṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wirθ/
  • IPA(key): /wirs/ (speakers with full /θ/ and /s/ merger)

Noun

وِرْث (wirṯ)

  1. inheritance
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