أَوْرَثَ yield in Arabic
أَوْرَثَ is how you say “yield” in Arabic.
Root و ر ث w-r-th. verb (form IV, causative). awratha.
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Meaning of yield in Arabic
- to make someone inherit; to bequeath causative of the base verb وَرِثَ — a father or predecessor is the one who 'makes' the heir inherit a thing
- to occasion, give rise to, yield (a result) tropical extension: used of a cause producing an effect, e.g. an illness 'yielding' weakness
Example sentence
فإن غرست شَجَرَة الإيمان والتقوى أورثت حلاوة الأبد،
If the tree of faith and piety is planted, it yields the sweetness of eternity.
أَوْرَثَتْ it yields
Past-tense verb 'bequeathed, gave rise to'; the '-at' ending marks the feminine subject (the tree) — 'it produced'.
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How it is used
أَوْرَثَ is the form IV causative of وَرِثَ: literally 'to make (someone) inherit' a thing, heritage, or heir-status. It also carries a tropical sense — 'to occasion' or 'yield' something as a consequence, as when a disease is said to 'yield' weakness in the one it afflicts.
Words from the same root
- وَرِثَ to inherit (base form I verb)
- وَارِثٌ heir; one who inherits (also an epithet of God, who remains after all else perishes)
- مِيرَاثٌ inheritance, what is inherited (property)
- إِرْثٌ inheritance, heritage (esp. of rank or nobility)
- تُرَاثٌ heritage, legacy
- مَوْرُوثٌ inherited property
- تَوَارَثوُهُ they inherited it by degrees, one from another (form VI)
More example sentences
وتعظيمًا يُورِثُ الخشية،
and glorification that brings about awe,
يُورِثُ it instills
Present 'bequeaths, breeds', subject 'it' inside, describing this magnifying. From the root for 'inherit' — so it 'passes on, gives rise to' the next noun as an effect.
Common questions
- How do you say "yield" in Arabic?
- أَوْرَثَ (awratha) — used tropically for a cause 'yielding' or occasioning a result, alongside its literal sense 'to make someone inherit.'
- What is the difference between أَوْرَثَ and وَرِثَ؟
- وَرِثَ (waritha) means 'to inherit'; أَوْرَثَ (awratha) is its causative form IV, meaning 'to make someone inherit' or, tropically, 'to bring about/yield' something as a result.
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Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).