وضع

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Form 1وَضَعَهُ12 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he put it, or laid it, down; she brought forth; he imposed a taxgenerated

1.1

He put it, or laid it, in or on a place; he put it, or threw it, down from his hand.

Opposite of رَفَعَه; synonym of حَطَّهُ, in the article on حط.

Er-Rāghib: it has a more general sense than that last word.

1.1.1he put a thing down—وَضَعَ

Opposite of رَفَعَ; mentioned under نَصَبَ.

1.1.2she brought forth—وَضَعَتْ

1.1.3he appointed a sign, or token, for him—وَضَعَ لَهُ

See the article on علم.

1.1.4he imposed a fine, or tax, on him—وَضَعَ عَلَيْهِ

1.1.5he remitted a tax or the like; he did not exact it—وَضَعَ

In the article on جوح.

1.1.6figurative · مجاز — inferred[they gave up, or abandoned, war;] they made peace—وَضَعُوا الحَرْبَ

Opposed to رَفَعُوهَا.

1.1.7he lowered his grade, rank, condition, or estimation—وَضَعَ مِنْهُ

Also occurs as عَنْهُ.

1.1.8he lost, or suffered loss, in his traffic; he did not gain in it—وُضِعَ فِى تِجَارَتِهِ

Also أُوْضِعَ.

1.1.9he forged a word; he forged poetry—وَضَعَ

As of poetry forged in the name of على.

In the 8th نوع.

1.1.10he assigned a word, or phrase, to denote a thing—وَضَعَ لَفْظًا لِشَىْءٍ

See also إِزَآء.

1.1.11I made the thing according to his, or its, measure—وَضَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّىْءَ

This is apparently the meaning. See قَدَرْتُ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 5 shown of 19

3:96

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings:

39:69

وَأَشْرَقَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ وَجِا۟ىٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

And the Earth will shine with the Glory of its Lord: the Record (of Deeds) will be placed (open); the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward and a just decision pronounced between them; and they will not be wronged (in the least).

55:7

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ

And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice),

55:10

وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ

It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:

94:2

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ

And removed from thee thy burden

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.

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He put it, or laid it, (KL, * PS,) in, or on, a place: (PS:) he put it, or threw it, down from his hand: (TA:) contr. of رَفَعَه : (Mgh:) syn. حَطَّهُ : (K, * TA, in art. حط :) but it has a more general sense than this last. (Er-Rághib, Kull.) وَضَعَ He put down a thing: contr. of رَفَعَ . (K, voce نَصَبَ .) وَضَعَتْ She brought forth. وَضَعَ لَهُ He appointed to him, or for him, a sign, or token, &c.: see Msb in art. علم . وَضَعَ عَلَيْهِ He imposed upon him a fine, or tax, &c. وَضَعَ He remitted a tax or the like; did not exact it. (Mgh, Msb, in art. جوح .) وَضَعُوا الحَرْبَ [They gave over, or relinquished, war;] they made peace; opposed to رَفَعُوهَا . (Ham, pp. 179 and 180.) وَضَعَ مِنْهُ , (S,) or عَنْهُ , (K,) He lowered his grade, rank, condition, (S, K,) or estimation. (K.) وُضِعَ فِى تِجَارَتِهِ He lost, or suffered loss or diminution, in his traffic; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) did not gain in it; (Mgh;) as also أُوْضِعَ . (Mgh.) وَضَعَ He forged (a word:) he forged (poetry, على in the name of). (Mz, 8th نوع .) وَضَعَ لَفْظًا لِشَىْءٍ He applied or assigned or appropriated a word, or phrase, to denote, or signify, a thing. (Kull, 371, &c.) See also إِزَآء . وَضَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّىْءَ app. signifies I made the thing according to his, or its, measare. See قَدَرْتُ .

Form 2فِى فُلَانٍ تَوْضِيعٌ1 sense

Core sense — lowness, or abasement, in a persongenerated

2.1

See طُرْقَةٌ.

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: see طُرْقَةٌ .

Form 4أَوْضَعَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he made his beast go at a quick pacegenerated

4.1

See form 1.

4.1.1same as من اين أَوْضَحَ—مِنْ أَيْنَ أَوْضَعَ الرَّاكِبُ

In the article on وضح.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 4

9:47

لَوْ خَرَجُوا۟ فِيكُم مَّا زَادُوكُمْ إِلَّا خَبَالًا وَلَأَوْضَعُوا۟ خِلَـٰلَكُمْ يَبْغُونَكُمُ ٱلْفِتْنَةَ وَفِيكُمْ سَمَّـٰعُونَ لَهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

If they had come out with you, they would not have added to your (strength) but only (made for) disorder, hurrying to and fro in your midst and sowing sedition among you, and there would have been some among you who would have listened to them. But Allah knoweth well those who do wrong.

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See 1. مِنْ أَيْنَ أَوْضَعَ الرَّاكِبُ i. q. من اين أَوْضَحَ . (T, in L, art. وضح .)

Form 6تَوَاضَعَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he was, or became, lowly, humble, or submissivegenerated

6.1

He was, or became, lowly, humble, submissive, or in a state of abasement; or he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself.

6.1.1they two laid bets, wagers, or stakes, each with the other—تَوَاضَعَا الرُّهُونَ

Synonym of تَرَاهَنَا; in the article on رهن.

6.1.2figurative · مجازthe land was lower than the land next to it—تَوَاضَعَتِ الأَرْضُ

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He was, or became, lowly, humble, submissive, or in a state of abasement: (Msb:) or he lowered, humbled, or abased, himself. (S, K.) تَوَاضَعَا الرُّهُونَ They two laid bets, wagers, or stakes, each with the other; syn. تَرَاهَنَا . (TA, art. رهن .) تَوَاضَعَتِ الأَرْضُ The land was lower than that which was next to it. (TA.)

Form 8اِتَّضَعَتْ أَرْكَانُهُ1 sense

Core sense — his supports, or pillars, became low, or gave waygenerated

8.1

See R. Q. 2 in the article on ضع.

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: see R. Q. 2 in art. ضع .

Derived nouns 7

Nounوَضْعٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a putting down; the make, or constitution, of a thing; posturegenerated

As one of the Ten Predicaments, or Categories: collocation, or posture.

1.1a mode, or manner—قَنٌّ

Also the constitution of a thing; its conformation; its make.

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, as one of the ten predicaments, or categories, Collocation, or posture. Also The constitution of a thing; its conformation; its make. And i. q. قَنٌّ , meaning A mode, or manner, &c.

Nounضَِعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a bringing forth, said of a femalegenerated

Perhaps a maṣdar of وَضَعَتْ meaning “she brought forth”: see form 1, third sentence, in the article on قرأ.

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perhaps an inf. n. of وَضَعَتْ , meaning “ she brought forth: ” see 1, third sentence, in art. قرأ .

Nounوَضِيعٌ1 sense

Core sense — low, ignoble, of no rank or estimationgenerated

Low, ignoble, vile, or mean; of no rank, or estimation.

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Low, ignoble, vile, or mean; of no rank, or estimation. (Msb.)

Nounهُوَ مَوْضِعُ سِرِّى5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a place; the depository of a secret; the proper meaning of a wordgenerated

He is the depository of my secret, or secrets.

1.1same as مَحَلُّهُ الرفع—مَوْضِعُهُ الرَّفْعُ

1.2the proper application, or meaning, of a word—مَوْضِعٌ

See form 1 in the article on حرف.

Also the case in which a word is to be used: see the article on the particle فَ.

1.3

And the proper place of a thing.

1.4such a one is a proper object of honouring—فُلَانٌ مَوْضِعٌ لِلْإِكْرَامِ

And the proper object of an action.

Ground, as when one says “a ground for, or of, belief, trust, or accusation.”

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He is the depository of my secret, or secrets. مَوْضِعُهُ الرَّفْعُ Same as مَحَلُّهُ الرفع مَوْضِعٌ The proper application, or meaning, of a word. (Bd, iv. 48 and v. 45.) See 1 in art. حرف . And The case in which a word is to be used: see S, art. on the particle فَ . And The proper place of a thing. Ground; as when one says, “ a ground for, or of, belief, trust, accusation, ” &c. And The proper object of an action, &c.: as in the phrase فُلَانٌ مَوْضِعٌ لِلْإِكْرَامِ Such a one is a proper object of honouring.

Nounمَوْضُوعٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — put down, laid down; a subject, as opposed to a predicate; a pace of a beastgenerated

A certain pace of a beast; the opposite of مَرْفُوعٌ. In the article on رفع.

1.1a certain manner of going of a beast—مَوْضُوعٌ

Used as a maṣdar. See رَفَعَ البَعِيرُ.

1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredin logic: a subject, as opposed to a predicate; a substance, as opposed to an accident—مَوْضُوعٌ

In each sense the opposite of مَحْمُولٌ.

1.3figurative · مجاز — inferred

The subject of a book or the like.

1.4

See مَصْنُوعٌ.

1.5

أَصْوَاتٌ مَصُوغَةٌ مَوُضُوعَةٌ: see the article on صوغ.

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A certain pace of a beast; contr. of مَرْفُوعٌ . (S in art. رفع .) مَوْضُوعٌ as an inf. n., signifying a certain manner of going of a beast: see رَفَعَ البَعِيرُ . مَوْضُوعٌ , in logic, A subject, as opposed to a predicate: and a substance, as opposed to an accident: in each sense, contr. of مَحْمُولٌ . The subject of a book or the like. See مَصْنُوعٌ . أَصْوَاتٌ مَصُوغَةٌ مَوُضُوعَةٌ : see art. صوغ .

Nounمُوَاضَعَة1 sense

Core sense — a convention, an agreement on the use of a wordgenerated

[When used as a technical term in lexicology] the same as إِصْطِلَاحٌ [when so used].

In the 1st نوع.

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[when used as a conv. term in lexicology] i. q. إِصْطِلَاحٌ [when so used]. (Mz, 1st نوع .)

Nounأَكَمَةٌ مُتَوَاضِعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a low hillgenerated

1figurative · مجاز — inferred

[A low hill]. In the article on خشع.

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[ A low hill]. (S in art. خشع .)