Letter Taa:
ت
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ت - T - used as:
1 - a Prefix [at the beginning of a word], independent
word for 2nd person [i.e. 'You']. Or 3rd person, feminine ['she']*
(depending on the context of the conversation).
2 - a Suffix [attached to the end
of a word] - makes the action 'Done'. I.e.
past tense. i.e. qatalT [killED], darabT [strikED] etc.
[DarabTu = i striked/hit (1st person),
whereas DarabTa
= You hit (2nd person).]
*
Prefixes for Persons';
ا - A - 1st person [I /Me etc.]
ت - T - 2nd person [You] / or 3rd person [She]
ن - N - 1st person. [Us/We etc.]
ي - Y - 3rd person. [He/they].
تَبب - Tab literally means to break apart
slowly or to collapse.
It is specifically used when something is falling
apart little by little until it’ is completely destroyed.
That kind of destruction is called tabaab. From Tabaab تبآب we get the verb tab تبب.
This means Allah is saying that Abu Lahab is not
going to die an immediate death, rather he’s going to
die a slow and painful death. [mentioned in surah Lahab 111:1]
Tab was used by the ancient arabs,
they would go to a woman and ask her A shaabah
am taabah? (Are you a young woman or are you
being destroyed). They didn’t say old woman, they said destroyed because they affiliated
old age with you deteriorating slowly and slowly towards your
destruction/demise (death).
Other
meanings of Tabat
·
Tabat = Halakat
حلقه
(die
violently)
·
Tabat = Khasirat
خسرت (To suffer loss)
·
Tabat = Khaabat
خابت (To go bad)
·
Tabat = Dhalat
ظلت (To go to waste)
·
Tabat = Safarat
min kuli Khair سفرة
من كل خير (To be completely void of any
good)
انتَثَرَتْ - anTatharat: fall off due
to a sudden jerk. Tathr تثر
Imagine a cloth with pearls on it, if it is suddenly jerked - the pearls fall off
it suddenly. This is the image Allah is giving us of the sky
being ripped open across on Judgment Day, and the stars falling off the sky suddenly.
تراب
- Turaab - Dust of the ground. This is the most
general word used for Dust.
Similar words;
نَقْعًا Naq'an - a trail of dust. |غَبرة Ghabarah - dust which is hard to remove.
متاع - Mataa' alone is just to use
[useage]. Mataa' is used for the
rag you use to wash your dishes. Allah calls the things of this world Mataa' because they are for
our use, but not the eternal pleasure we should strive for.
Dunya [this world] - you use it to get to the next
life - but not really enjoy it. The one who disbelieves in the aakhirah [next life] is the one addicted to the dunya.
Related:
تمتع Tamat’u means to use and enjoy.
تقوى - Taqwa:
Taqwa is the most common word used for fear. It comes from the
root wiqaayah وقاية which means to protect and is
used for a shield.Taqwa is to protect yourself from the consequences
of your own actions. It is to protect yourself in two ways: to abandon sinning
and adorn yourself with good deeds because you fear the punishment of Allah.
يَا
بَنِي آدَمَ
قَدْ
أَنزَلْنَا
عَلَيْكُمْ
لِبَاسًا
يُوَارِي
سَوْآتِكُمْ
وَرِيشًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ
التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ
خَيْرٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ
مِنْ آيَاتِ
اللَّهِ
لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ
O children of Adam, We
have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment.
But the clothing of Taqwa - that is best. That is from the signs of
Allah that perhaps they will remember. [al A'raf
7:26]
تكَاثُرُ
- Takathur - kathra
كثر
- katheer كثير = Alot
/ Plentifulness.
[mentioned in surah at-Takathur
102:1]
تَلَا - Talaa - to follow.
(Tilaawah تلاوه = to Read, since the reader follows
the lines on the page.)
وَالْقَمَرِ
إِذَا
تَلَاهَا
and i swear by the moon as it follows it (the
sun). [Shams 91:2]
تَلَظَّىٰ
- taladhdhaa - something keeps sparking,
crackling, making noise.
tataladhdhaa - this is the full version of the word. But Allah
removed the second Ta because He is angry.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ
نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I have warned you of a Sparking/Crackling Fire. [Layl 92:14]
تَوَلَّىٰ - tawallaa -
turns away.
تينِ -
Teen - Fig
Similar words;
زَيْتُونً - Zaytoon - Olive.
توب - Tawba - to return (i.e. to the straight path).