طاغوت
Arabic
Etymology
Ordered at the root ط غ و (ṭ-ḡ-w) or ط غ ي (ṭ-ḡ-y) related to transgression and explained as a being “transgressing the law”. However it is considered a loanword:
- from Ge'ez ጣዖት (ṭaʿot, “idol”), from Hebrew טָעוּת (ṭaʿút, “error”)
- with Wahib Atallah from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”) as a personification of superstitious practices, while he sees جِبْت (jibt) used with طَاغُوت (ṭāḡūt) in hendiadys in Qurʾān 4:51 as reflecting Hijazi pronunciation of قِبْط (qibṭ, “Egyptians”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˁaː.ɣuːt/
Noun
طَاغُوت • (ṭāḡūt) m (plural طَوَاغِيت (ṭawāḡīt) or طَوَاغٍ (ṭawāḡin))
Declension
Declension of noun طَاغُوت (ṭāḡūt)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | طَاغُوت ṭāḡūt |
الطَّاغُوت aṭ-ṭāḡūt |
طَاغُوت ṭāḡūt |
Nominative | طَاغُوتٌ ṭāḡūtun |
الطَّاغُوتُ aṭ-ṭāḡūtu |
طَاغُوتُ ṭāḡūtu |
Accusative | طَاغُوتًا ṭāḡūtan |
الطَّاغُوتَ aṭ-ṭāḡūta |
طَاغُوتَ ṭāḡūta |
Genitive | طَاغُوتٍ ṭāḡūtin |
الطَّاغُوتِ aṭ-ṭāḡūti |
طَاغُوتِ ṭāḡūti |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | طَاغُوتَيْن ṭāḡūtayn |
الطَّاغُوتَيْن aṭ-ṭāḡūtayn |
طَاغُوتَيْ ṭāḡūtay |
Nominative | طَاغُوتَانِ ṭāḡūtāni |
الطَّاغُوتَانِ aṭ-ṭāḡūtāni |
طَاغُوتَا ṭāḡūtā |
Accusative | طَاغُوتَيْنِ ṭāḡūtayni |
الطَّاغُوتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāḡūtayni |
طَاغُوتَيْ ṭāḡūtay |
Genitive | طَاغُوتَيْنِ ṭāḡūtayni |
الطَّاغُوتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāḡūtayni |
طَاغُوتَيْ ṭāḡūtay |
Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | طَوَاغِيت ṭawāḡīt |
الطَّوَاغِيت aṭ-ṭawāḡīt |
طَوَاغِيت ṭawāḡīt |
Nominative | طَوَاغِيتُ ṭawāḡītu |
الطَّوَاغِيتُ aṭ-ṭawāḡītu |
طَوَاغِيتُ ṭawāḡītu |
Accusative | طَوَاغِيتَ ṭawāḡīta |
الطَّوَاغِيتَ aṭ-ṭawāḡīta |
طَوَاغِيتَ ṭawāḡīta |
Genitive | طَوَاغِيتَ ṭawāḡīta |
الطَّوَاغِيتِ aṭ-ṭawāḡīti |
طَوَاغِيتِ ṭawāḡīti |
References
- Atallah, Wahib (1970), “Ğibt et tāğūt dans le Coran”, in Arabica, volume 17, DOI:, pages 69-82
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 48
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