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 - Tawbato return (i.e. to the straight path).

 

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