وِرَاثَة
inheritance
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Highlights
Present tense
يَرِثُ
Verbal nouns
وِرْث، إِرْث، وِرَاثَة
Active participle
وَارِث
Passive participle
مَوْرُوث
Most common words from the same root
Noun
وَرِيث
heir
Noun
مِيرَاث
inheritance
Noun
تُرَاث
heritage
Noun
وِرَاثَة
inheritance
Noun
إِرْث
inheritance
وَرِثَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to inherit
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ ٱلصّٰلِحُونَAnd 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.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:105الصِّدِّيقُونَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَيَسْكُنُونَهَا إِلَىٰ ٱلْأَبَدِ.The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Word origin
Cognate with Hebrew יָרַשׁ (yāráš).
Words from the root و-ر-ث
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَرِثَ
· present يَرِثُ
Form I · The plain action
to inherit
إِرْث
inheritance
وِرْث
رِثَة
وَرِيث
heir
وَارِث
heir
وَارِث
heir
مَوْرُوث
inherited
تُرَاث
heritage
وَرَّثَ
· present يُوَرِّثُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
cause someone to inherit, to transfer by will, to bequeath
تَوْرِيث
making someone an heir to another
مُوَرِّث
مُوَرَّث
تَوَارَثَ
· present يَتَوَارَثُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to inherit in succession, be passed down
تَوَارُث
successive inheritance
مُتَوَارِث
مُتَوَارَث
مِيرَاث
inheritance
وِرَاثِيَّات
genetics
وَرِثَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | وَرِثْتُ | أَرِثُ | أَرِثَ | أَرِثْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | وَرِثْتَ | تَرِثُ | تَرِثَ | تَرِثْ | رِثْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | وَرِثْتِ | تَرِثِينَ | تَرِثِي | تَرِثِي | رِثِي |
| هُوَ he | وَرِثَ | يَرِثُ | يَرِثَ | يَرِثْ | — |
| هِيَ she | وَرِثَتْ | تَرِثُ | تَرِثَ | تَرِثْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | وَرِثْتُمَا | تَرِثَانِ | تَرِثَا | تَرِثَا | رِثَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | وَرِثَا | يَرِثَانِ | يَرِثَا | يَرِثَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | وَرِثَتَا | تَرِثَانِ | تَرِثَا | تَرِثَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | وَرِثْنَا | نَرِثُ | نَرِثَ | نَرِثْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | وَرِثْتُمْ | تَرِثُونَ | تَرِثُوا | تَرِثُوا | رِثُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | وَرِثْتُنَّ | تَرِثْنَ | تَرِثْنَ | تَرِثْنَ | رِثْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | وَرِثُوا | يَرِثُونَ | يَرِثُوا | يَرِثُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | وَرِثْنَ | يَرِثْنَ | يَرِثْنَ | يَرِثْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | وِرْث، إِرْث، وِرَاثَة، رِثَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | وَارِث، وَرِيث |
| Passive participle | مَوْرُوث |
وَرِثَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to inherit
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنْ بَعْدِ ٱلذِّكْرِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ ٱلصّٰلِحُونَAnd 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.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:105
to inherit
الصِّدِّيقُونَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَيَسْكُنُونَهَا إِلَىٰ ٱلْأَبَدِ.The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
From a fully vowelled text
طُوبَى لِلْوُدَعَاءِ، لأَنَّهُمْ يَرِثُونَ الأَرْضَ.Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.Matthew 5:5, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
الْحُكَمَاءُ يَرِثُونَ مَجْدًا وَالْحَمْقَى يَحْمِلُونَ هَوَانًا.The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.Proverbs 3:35, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
الصِّدِّيقُونَ يَرِثُونَ الأَرْضَ وَيَسْكُنُونَهَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ.The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.Psalms 37:29, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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