Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
وتر
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root وتر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "wtr" primarily means to make something odd or singular, like making a number odd or performing a prayer with an odd number of units.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-t-r
Listen: وَٱلْوَتْرِ 89:3
Root letters: و — ت — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

All word forms derived from the root وتر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root وتر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (2) · Verb (1)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Believers 23:44 Noun
ثُمَّ أَرۡسَلۡنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتۡرَاۖ كُلَّ مَا جَاۤءَ أُمَّةࣰ رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُۖ فَأَتۡبَعۡنَا بَعۡضَهُم بَعۡضࣰا وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ أَحَادِیثَۚ فَبُعۡدࣰا لِّقَوۡمࣲ لَّا یُؤۡمِنُونَ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time there came to a nation its messenger, they denied him, so We made them follow one another [to destruction], and We made them narrations. So away with a people who do not believe
The Dawn, Daybreak 89:3 Noun
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [by] the even [number] and the od

Derived Forms (3)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَٱلْوَتْرِ walwatri Noun
يَتِرَكُمْ yatirakum Verb
تَتْرَا tatraā Noun