Core sense — a wooden pin, peg, or stake fixed in the ground or a wallgenerated
1[more vile than a wooden peg in a plain]—أَذَلُّ مَنْ وَتِدٍ بِقَاعٍ
Of the dialect of El-Hijāz, and the most correct form; وَتَدٌ, وَتْدٌ, and وَدٌّ belong to the dialect of Nejd, the ت being made sākin, then changed into د and merged into the final د and وَتِيدٌ.
A wooden pin, peg, or stake, which is fixed in the ground or in a wall. Plural أَوْتَادٌ.
A proverb: so said because a peg is always being knocked.
1.1a wooden pin, peg, or stake, firm, or fast, and erect—وَتِدٌ وَاتِدٌ
An expression like شُغْلٌ شَاغلٌ, the second word being a corroborative.
1.2figurative · مجازthe mountains—أَوْتَادُ الأَرْضِ
[Literally, the pegs, or stakes, of the earth.] So called because they make the earth firm, or fast.
1.3figurative · مجاز — inferredthe chiefs of the towns, provinces, or countries—أَوْتَادُ البِلَادِ
1.4figurative · مجازthe teeth—أَوْتَادُ الفَم
1.5figurative · مجاز — inferredthe part that projects from the ear [or loop]—وَتِدٌ
Said of a sandal.
1.6figurative · مجاز — inferreda portion, or division, of a foot of a verse, consisting of three letters—وَتِدٌ
[A peg of a بَيْت, which see.]
It is of two kinds. One consists of two movent letters followed by a sākin letter, as فَعُو and عِلُنْ; this kind is called وَتِدٌ مَقْرُونٌ, a conjoined peg, because each two letters are joined by a vowel.
The other consists of three letters — one movent, then one sākin, then one movent — as لَاتُ in مَفْعُولَاتُ; this kind is called وَتِدٌ مَفْرُوقٌ, a disjoined peg, because the sākin letter separates the two movent letters.
Plural أَوْتَادٌ.
زِحَاف does not take place in the اوتاد, because the foot depends upon them, but it does in the أَسْبَاب.
1.7figurative · مجاز[the tragus;] the small prominent thing in the front part of the ear, like a teat, next the uppermost part of the side of the beard—وَتِدٌ
Also وَتِدَةٌ, said of the ear.
Or the prominent part next the temple.
Or the وَتِدَانِ of the two ears are the two parts inside them resembling a وَتِد, also called the عَيْرَانِ.
Show Lane's original text
, (S, M, K, &c.,) of the dial. of El-Hijáz, and the most chaste form, (Msb,) and وَتَدٌ , (S, M, Msb, K,) and وَتْدٌ , (L, K,) and وَدٌّ , (S, M, Msb,) of the dial. of Nejd, (Msb,) the ت being made quiescent, and then changed into د , and incorporated into the final د , (S, * Msb,) and وَتِيدٌ , (L, art. ود ,) A wooden pin, peg, or stake, which is fixed in the ground or in a wall: (M, L, K:) pl. أَوْتَادٌ . (S, M, L, K.) [You say,] أَذَلُّ مَنْ وَتِدٍ بِقَاعٍ [More vile than a wooden peg in a plain]: because it is always knocked. A proverb. (TA.) وَتِدٌ وَاتِدٌ , an expression like شُغْلٌ شَاغلٌ , (As, S,) the latter word a corroborative; (K;) or A wooden pin, peg, or stake, firm, or fast, (A, L,) and erect. (L.) أَوْتَادُ الأَرْضِ [lit. The pegs, or stakes, of the earth; i. e.] the mountains: (A, L, K:) so called because they make the earth firm, or fast. (L.) أَوْتَادُ البِلَادِ The chiefs of the towns, provinces, or countries. (L, K.) أَوْتَادُ الفَم The teeth. (L, K, TA.) وَتِدٌ , of a sandal, The part that projects from the ear [or loop]. (L.) وَتِدٌ [A peg of a بَيْت , q. v.;] a portion, or division, of a foot of a verse, consisting of three letters: (L, K *:) it is of two kinds: one consisting of two movent letters followed by a quiescent letter; as فَعُو and عِلُنْ ; which kind is called وَتِدٌ مَقْرُونٌ , a conjoined peg; because each two letters are conjoined by a vowel: the other consisting of three letters; one movent, then one quiescent, then one movent; as لَاتُ in مَفْعُولَاتُ ; which kind is called وَتِدٌ مَفْرُوقٌ , a disjoined peg; because the quiescent letter disjoins the two movent letters: pl. أَوْتَادٌ . زِحَاف does not take place in the اوتاد , because the foot depends upon them; but it does in the أَسْبَاب . (L.) وَتِدٌ (A, L, K) and وَتِدَةٌ (L) of the ear., [The tragus;] the small prominent thing in the anterior part, (A, L, K,) like a teat, (A, L,) next the uppermost part of the side of the beard: (L:) or the prominent part next the temple: (L:) or the وَتِدَانِ of the two ears are the two parts in the interior thereof resembling a وَتِد , also called the عَيْرَانِ . (S.)