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Etymology 1.1

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م و ت (m w t)
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مِيتَة (mītaf (plural مِيتَات (mītāt))

  1. manner of death
    مَاتَ مِيتَةَ الْأَبْطَالِ.māta mītata al-ʔabṭāli.He died a hero’s death.
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Etymology 1.2

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مَيْتَة (maytaf (plural مَيْتَات (maytāt))

  1. corpse, carcass
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:3:
      حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ وَٱلدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ ٱلْخِنْزِيرِ []
      ḥurrimat ʕalaykumu l-maytatu wad-damu walaḥmu l-ḵinzīri []
      Prohibited to you are dead animals,1

blood, the flesh of swine, []

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Etymology 1.3

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مَيِّتَة (mayyitaf

  1. feminine singular of مَيِّت (mayyit)