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وَثِق
to trust /ˈwa.θiq/
verbA1#558 most common
Also: to have confidence in, to rely on, to put faith in
Example sentences
أَثِقُ بِكَ.
I trust you.
هَلْ تَثِقُ بِي؟
Do you trust me?
لا أَثِقُ بِهٰذا الرَّجُلِ.
I do not trust this man.
وَثِقْنا بِوَعْدِهِ، لٰكِنَّهُ خَذَلَنا.
We trusted his promise, but he let us down.
يَجِبُ أَنْ تَثِقَ بِنَفْسِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَثِقَ بِكَ الآخَرونَ.
You must trust yourself before others will trust you.
لَمْ يَثِقِ القائِدُ بِمُسْتَشاريهِ، فَاتَّخَذَ القَرارَ بِمُفْرَدِهِ.
The leader did not trust his advisors, so he made the decision alone.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَثِقُ | وَثِقْتُ | سَأَثِقُ |
| 2sg | تَثِقُ | وَثِقْتَ | سَتَثِقُ |
| 3sg | يَثِقُ | وَثِقَ | سَيَثِقُ |
| 1pl | نَثِقُ | وَثِقْنا | سَنَثِقُ |
| 2pl | تَثِقُونَ | وَثِقْتُمْ | سَتَثِقُونَ |
| 3pl | يَثِقُونَ | وَثِقُوا | سَيَثِقُونَ |
Word family
ثِقةtrust, confidence
وَثيقةdocument
مِيثاقcovenant, charter
وَثيقfirm, secure
تَوْثيقdocumentation, authentication
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root w-th-q, which carries the sense of binding firmly and, by extension, relying on. From the same root Arabic builds ثِقة (trust), وَثيقة (document), and مِيثاق (covenant), all tied to the idea of a firm bond. The link between binding and trust runs through the whole family: what is well bound can be relied on.
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