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تَعْوِيذَة
amulet /taʕˈwiːða/
nounB1#2219 most common
Also: charm, talisman, protective incantation
Example sentences
هَذِهِ تَعْوِيذَة.
This is an amulet.
تَلْبَسُ الطِّفْلَةُ تَعْوِيذَةً.
The little girl wears an amulet.
اِشْتَرَتْ جَدَّتِي تَعْوِيذَةً لِحِمَايَةِ الْبَيْتِ.
My grandmother bought an amulet to protect the house.
يُعَلِّقُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ تَعْوِيذَةً عَلَى الْبَابِ لِدَرْءِ الْحَسَدِ.
Some people hang an amulet on the door to ward off envy.
كَانَتِ التَّعْوِيذَةُ تَحْتَوِي عَلَى آيَاتٍ قُرْآنِيَّةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ بِخَطٍّ دَقِيقٍ.
The amulet contained Quranic verses written in fine script.
رَغْمَ إِيمَانِهِ، ظَلَّ يَحْمِلُ تَعْوِيذَةً وَرِثَهَا عَنْ أَبِيهِ كَأَنَّهَا صِلَةٌ خَفِيَّةٌ بِالْمَاضِي.
Despite his faith, he kept carrying an amulet inherited from his father, as if it were a hidden link to the past.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَعْوِيذَةٌ | تَعَاوِيذُ |
| Genitive | تَعْوِيذَةٍ | تَعَاوِيذَ |
| Accusative | تَعْوِيذَةً | تَعَاوِيذَ |
| Vocative | يَا تَعْوِيذَةُ | يَا تَعَاوِيذُ |
Word family
تَعْوِيذcharming, act of casting a protective spell
عَوَّذَto protect with a charm or incantation
اِسْتِعَاذَةthe act of seeking refuge (in God)
أَعُوذُI seek refuge
مَعَاذrefuge, place of shelter
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic root ع-و-ذ (ʿ-w-dh), meaning to seek refuge or protection. The same root gives the common phrase أَعُوذُ بِاللَّه, "I seek refuge in God." تَعْوِيذَة names a single object or act of that protection: a charm meant to shield its bearer from harm.
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