وَطْن
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Plural
أَوْطَان
Most common words from the same root
وَطَن in English
Noun · masculine
- birthplace Classical Arabic
- nation, home, homeland, country, fatherland
Word origin
From the root و ط ن (w ṭ n). Originally denoting one's birthplace, the sense broadened to encompass the idea of nation or homland over the 20th century, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Words from the root و-ط-ن
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
وَطَنَ
· present يَطِنُ
Form I · The plain action
to dwell, reside, stay; to live
وَاطِن
مَوْطُون
مَوْطِن
domicile
وَطَّنَ
· present يُوَطِّنُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to choose for residence; to settle down, get settled, take up residence; to get used to, adjust oneself to, reconcile oneself to; to put up with (نَفْسَهُ عَلَى (nafsahu ʕalā)); to prepare oneself mentally for, to make up one's mind to (نَفْسَهُ عَلَى (nafsahu ʕalā))
تَوْطِين
مُوَطِّن
مُوَطَّن
وَاطَنَ
· present يُوَاطِنُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to agree with; to be a fellow-citizen with (someone)
اِسْتَوْطَنَ
· present يَسْتَوْطِنُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to settle in, to take up residence in (a country); to become endemic
اِسْتِيطَان
immigration
مُسْتَوْطِن
settling
مُسْتَوْطِن
settler
مُسْتَوْطَن
مُسْتَوْطَنَة
settlement
اِسْتِيطَانِيّ
relating to settlement
وَطَن: plural and other forms
| Singular | وَطَن |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَوْطَان |
وَطَن in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
وَخَرَجَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى وَطَنِهِ وَتَبِعَهُ تَلاَمِيذُهُ.And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.Mark 6:1, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لأَنَّ يَسُوعَ نَفْسَهُ شَهِدَ أَنْ: «لَيْسَ لِنَبِيٍّ كَرَامَةٌ فِي وَطَنِهِ».For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.John 4:44, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَقَالَ: «الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ نَبِيٌّ مَقْبُولاً فِي وَطَنِهِ.And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.Luke 4:24, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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