Core sense — it became firm, fast, or strong; he trusted in himgenerated
It was, or became, firm, stable, fast, or strong; the same as أُحْكِمَ [or اِسْتَحْكَمَ, which see].
Core sense — he made it firm, fast, or strong; he bound him firmlygenerated
He made it firm, stable, fast, or strong.
He bound, or tied, him, or it, firmly and fast, in a bond. See شَدَّهُ.
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
Core sense — it became firm, or fast, said of a knotgenerated
[The knot became firm, or fast]. In the A, under the article ارب.
Core sense — he secured himself against him; he took a bond from him; he confided in himgenerated
[He secured himself against him, by a bond or the like, or without qualification:] he took, or received, a bond from him.
See اِسْتَظْهَرَ.
اِسْتَوْثَقَ مِنْ أُمُورِهِ: see أَعْنَجَ.
اِسْتَوْثَقَ مِنَ المَالِ: see استوثج.
Core sense — trusty, trustworthy, honest; trust, confidencegenerated
Trusty, trustworthy, honest.
Used as an adjective alike of a man and of a woman, and of two or more men or women.
Plural ثِقَاتٌ.
Occurring under the article ضمر and elsewhere. See an example under شَهْرٌ, last sentence.
أَخُو ثِقَةٍ: see أَخٌ.
أَخَذَ بِالثِّقَةِ: see أَخَذَ, and see my explanation of إِحْتَاطَ.
Core sense — doing a thing firmly; a bond for a debt; a pledgegenerated
Doing the thing firmly, and taking the sure method or way; explained by إِحْكَامُهُ والأَخْذُ بِالثَِّقَةِ.
Plural وَثَائِقُ.
A pledge.
وَثِيقَةٌ: the same as دُرْجَةٌ, which see.
Core sense — he set about the affair in the surest, or firmest, mannergenerated
He set about the affair in the surest, or firmest, manner.
Core sense — a compact, a covenant, an engagement, a promisegenerated
Core sense — a covenant, a compact, an engagementgenerated
See مَوْثِقٌ, and see the Jel and others on 2:60 and 2:87.
Core sense — one in whom trust is placedgenerated
In whom, and in which, trust or confidence is placed.
Core sense — a she-camel firm and compact in makegenerated
A she-camel made firm, strong, or compact, in make.