وتر

Arabic

Root
و ت ر (w-t-r)

Verb

وَتَرَ • (watara) I, non-past يَتِرُ‎ (yatiru)

1. to string (as a bow), to provide with a string
2. to wrong, to harm, to cheat, to dupe

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَتَرَ

(form-I assimilated, verbal noun وَتْر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						وَتْر watr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						وَاتِر wātir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَوْتُور mawtūr
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَتَرْتُ watartu	وَتَرْتَ watarta	وَتَرَ watara		وَتَرْتُمَا watartumā	وَتَرَا watarā		وَتَرْنَا watarnā	وَتَرْتُمْ watartum	وَتَرُوا watarū
	f		وَتَرْتِ watarti	وَتَرَتْ watarat			وَتَرَتَا wataratā			وَتَرْتُنَّ watartunna	وَتَرْنَ watarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتِرُ ʔatiru	تَتِرُ tatiru	يَتِرُ yatiru		تَتِرَانِ tatirāni	يَتِرَانِ yatirāni		نَتِرُ natiru	تَتِرُونَ tatirūna	يَتِرُونَ yatirūna
	f		تَتِرِينَ tatirīna	تَتِرُ tatiru			تَتِرَانِ tatirāni			تَتِرْنَ tatirna	يَتِرْنَ yatirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتِرَ ʔatira	تَتِرَ tatira	يَتِرَ yatira		تَتِرَا tatirā	يَتِرَا yatirā		نَتِرَ natira	تَتِرُوا tatirū	يَتِرُوا yatirū
	f		تَتِرِي tatirī	تَتِرَ tatira			تَتِرَا tatirā			تَتِرْنَ tatirna	يَتِرْنَ yatirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتِرْ ʔatir	تَتِرْ tatir	يَتِرْ yatir		تَتِرَا tatirā	يَتِرَا yatirā		نَتِرْ natir	تَتِرُوا tatirū	يَتِرُوا yatirū
	f		تَتِرِي tatirī	تَتِرْ tatir			تَتِرَا tatirā			تَتِرْنَ tatirna	يَتِرْنَ yatirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تِرْ tir			تِرَا tirā				تِرُوا tirū
	f		تِرِي tirī							تِرْنَ tirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُتِرْتُ wutirtu	وُتِرْتَ wutirta	وُتِرَ wutira		وُتِرْتُمَا wutirtumā	وُتِرَا wutirā		وُتِرْنَا wutirnā	وُتِرْتُمْ wutirtum	وُتِرُوا wutirū
	f		وُتِرْتِ wutirti	وُتِرَتْ wutirat			وُتِرَتَا wutiratā			وُتِرْتُنَّ wutirtunna	وُتِرْنَ wutirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوتَرُ ʔūtaru	تُوتَرُ tūtaru	يُوتَرُ yūtaru		تُوتَرَانِ tūtarāni	يُوتَرَانِ yūtarāni		نُوتَرُ nūtaru	تُوتَرُونَ tūtarūna	يُوتَرُونَ yūtarūna
	f		تُوتَرِينَ tūtarīna	تُوتَرُ tūtaru			تُوتَرَانِ tūtarāni			تُوتَرْنَ tūtarna	يُوتَرْنَ yūtarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوتَرَ ʔūtara	تُوتَرَ tūtara	يُوتَرَ yūtara		تُوتَرَا tūtarā	يُوتَرَا yūtarā		نُوتَرَ nūtara	تُوتَرُوا tūtarū	يُوتَرُوا yūtarū
	f		تُوتَرِي tūtarī	تُوتَرَ tūtara			تُوتَرَا tūtarā			تُوتَرْنَ tūtarna	يُوتَرْنَ yūtarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوتَرْ ʔūtar	تُوتَرْ tūtar	يُوتَرْ yūtar		تُوتَرَا tūtarā	يُوتَرَا yūtarā		نُوتَرْ nūtar	تُوتَرُوا tūtarū	يُوتَرُوا yūtarū
	f		تُوتَرِي tūtarī	تُوتَرْ tūtar			تُوتَرَا tūtarā			تُوتَرْنَ tūtarna	يُوتَرْنَ yūtarna

Verb

وَتَّرَ • (wattara) II, non-past يُوَتِّرُ‎ (yuwattiru)

1. to stretch, to strain, to draw tight, to pull taut

Conjugation

Conjugation of

وَتَّرَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوْتِير tawtīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُوَتِّر muwattir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُوَتَّر muwattar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وَتَّرْتُ wattartu	وَتَّرْتَ wattarta	وَتَّرَ wattara		وَتَّرْتُمَا wattartumā	وَتَّرَا wattarā		وَتَّرْنَا wattarnā	وَتَّرْتُمْ wattartum	وَتَّرُوا wattarū
	f		وَتَّرْتِ wattarti	وَتَّرَتْ wattarat			وَتَّرَتَا wattaratā			وَتَّرْتُنَّ wattartunna	وَتَّرْنَ wattarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَتِّرُ ʔuwattiru	تُوَتِّرُ tuwattiru	يُوَتِّرُ yuwattiru		تُوَتِّرَانِ tuwattirāni	يُوَتِّرَانِ yuwattirāni		نُوَتِّرُ nuwattiru	تُوَتِّرُونَ tuwattirūna	يُوَتِّرُونَ yuwattirūna
	f		تُوَتِّرِينَ tuwattirīna	تُوَتِّرُ tuwattiru			تُوَتِّرَانِ tuwattirāni			تُوَتِّرْنَ tuwattirna	يُوَتِّرْنَ yuwattirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَتِّرَ ʔuwattira	تُوَتِّرَ tuwattira	يُوَتِّرَ yuwattira		تُوَتِّرَا tuwattirā	يُوَتِّرَا yuwattirā		نُوَتِّرَ nuwattira	تُوَتِّرُوا tuwattirū	يُوَتِّرُوا yuwattirū
	f		تُوَتِّرِي tuwattirī	تُوَتِّرَ tuwattira			تُوَتِّرَا tuwattirā			تُوَتِّرْنَ tuwattirna	يُوَتِّرْنَ yuwattirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَتِّرْ ʔuwattir	تُوَتِّرْ tuwattir	يُوَتِّرْ yuwattir		تُوَتِّرَا tuwattirā	يُوَتِّرَا yuwattirā		نُوَتِّرْ nuwattir	تُوَتِّرُوا tuwattirū	يُوَتِّرُوا yuwattirū
	f		تُوَتِّرِي tuwattirī	تُوَتِّرْ tuwattir			تُوَتِّرَا tuwattirā			تُوَتِّرْنَ tuwattirna	يُوَتِّرْنَ yuwattirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		وَتِّرْ wattir			وَتِّرَا wattirā				وَتِّرُوا wattirū
	f		وَتِّرِي wattirī							وَتِّرْنَ wattirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	وُتِّرْتُ wuttirtu	وُتِّرْتَ wuttirta	وُتِّرَ wuttira		وُتِّرْتُمَا wuttirtumā	وُتِّرَا wuttirā		وُتِّرْنَا wuttirnā	وُتِّرْتُمْ wuttirtum	وُتِّرُوا wuttirū
	f		وُتِّرْتِ wuttirti	وُتِّرَتْ wuttirat			وُتِّرَتَا wuttiratā			وُتِّرْتُنَّ wuttirtunna	وُتِّرْنَ wuttirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُوَتَّرُ ʔuwattaru	تُوَتَّرُ tuwattaru	يُوَتَّرُ yuwattaru		تُوَتَّرَانِ tuwattarāni	يُوَتَّرَانِ yuwattarāni		نُوَتَّرُ nuwattaru	تُوَتَّرُونَ tuwattarūna	يُوَتَّرُونَ yuwattarūna
	f		تُوَتَّرِينَ tuwattarīna	تُوَتَّرُ tuwattaru			تُوَتَّرَانِ tuwattarāni			تُوَتَّرْنَ tuwattarna	يُوَتَّرْنَ yuwattarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُوَتَّرَ ʔuwattara	تُوَتَّرَ tuwattara	يُوَتَّرَ yuwattara		تُوَتَّرَا tuwattarā	يُوَتَّرَا yuwattarā		نُوَتَّرَ nuwattara	تُوَتَّرُوا tuwattarū	يُوَتَّرُوا yuwattarū
	f		تُوَتَّرِي tuwattarī	تُوَتَّرَ tuwattara			تُوَتَّرَا tuwattarā			تُوَتَّرْنَ tuwattarna	يُوَتَّرْنَ yuwattarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُوَتَّرْ ʔuwattar	تُوَتَّرْ tuwattar	يُوَتَّرْ yuwattar		تُوَتَّرَا tuwattarā	يُوَتَّرَا yuwattarā		نُوَتَّرْ nuwattar	تُوَتَّرُوا tuwattarū	يُوَتَّرُوا yuwattarū
	f		تُوَتَّرِي tuwattarī	تُوَتَّرْ tuwattar			تُوَتَّرَا tuwattarā			تُوَتَّرْنَ tuwattarna	يُوَتَّرْنَ yuwattarna

Adjective

وَتْر or وِتْر • (watr or witr)

1. uneven
2. odd (numbers)

Declension

Declension of adjective وَتْر (watr)‎; وِتْر (witr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَتْر‎; وِتْر watr‎; witr	الْوَتْر‎; الْوِتْر al-watr‎; al-witr	وَتْرَة‎; وِتْرَة watra‎; witra	الْوَتْرَة‎; الْوِتْرَة al-watra‎; al-witra
Nominative	وَتْرٌ‎; وِتْرٌ watrun‎; witrun	الْوَتْرُ‎; الْوِتْرُ al-watru‎; al-witru	وَتْرَةٌ‎; وِتْرَةٌ watratun‎; witratun	الْوَتْرَةُ‎; الْوِتْرَةُ al-watratu‎; al-witratu
Accusative	وَتْرًا‎; وِتْرًا watran‎; witran	الْوَتْرَ‎; الْوِتْرَ al-watra‎; al-witra	وَتْرَةً‎; وِتْرَةً watratan‎; witratan	الْوَتْرَةَ‎; الْوِتْرَةَ al-watrata‎; al-witrata
Genitive	وَتْرٍ‎; وِتْرٍ watrin‎; witrin	الْوَتْرِ‎; الْوِتْرِ al-watri‎; al-witri	وَتْرَةٍ‎; وِتْرَةٍ watratin‎; witratin	الْوَتْرَةِ‎; الْوِتْرَةِ al-watrati‎; al-witrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	وَتْرَيْن‎; وِتْرَيْن watrayn‎; witrayn	الْوَتْرَيْن‎; الْوِتْرَيْن al-watrayn‎; al-witrayn	وَتْرَتَيْن‎; وِتْرَتَيْن watratayn‎; witratayn	الْوَتْرَتَيْن‎; الْوِتْرَتَيْن al-watratayn‎; al-witratayn
Nominative	وَتْرَانِ‎; وِتْرَانِ watrāni‎; witrāni	الْوَتْرَانِ‎; الْوِتْرَانِ al-watrāni‎; al-witrāni	وَتْرَتَانِ‎; وِتْرَتَانِ watratāni‎; witratāni	الْوَتْرَتَانِ‎; الْوِتْرَتَانِ al-watratāni‎; al-witratāni
Accusative	وَتْرَيْنِ‎; وِتْرَيْنِ watrayni‎; witrayni	الْوَتْرَيْنِ‎; الْوِتْرَيْنِ al-watrayni‎; al-witrayni	وَتْرَتَيْنِ‎; وِتْرَتَيْنِ watratayni‎; witratayni	الْوَتْرَتَيْنِ‎; الْوِتْرَتَيْنِ al-watratayni‎; al-witratayni
Genitive	وَتْرَيْنِ‎; وِتْرَيْنِ watrayni‎; witrayni	الْوَتْرَيْنِ‎; الْوِتْرَيْنِ al-watrayni‎; al-witrayni	وَتْرَتَيْنِ‎; وِتْرَتَيْنِ watratayni‎; witratayni	الْوَتْرَتَيْنِ‎; الْوِتْرَتَيْنِ al-watratayni‎; al-witratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	وَتْرَات‎; وِتْرَات watrāt‎; witrāt	الْوَتْرَات‎; الْوِتْرَات al-watrāt‎; al-witrāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	وَتْرَاتٌ‎; وِتْرَاتٌ watrātun‎; witrātun	الْوَتْرَاتُ‎; الْوِتْرَاتُ al-watrātu‎; al-witrātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	وَتْرَاتٍ‎; وِتْرَاتٍ watrātin‎; witrātin	الْوَتْرَاتِ‎; الْوِتْرَاتِ al-watrāti‎; al-witrāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	وَتْرَاتٍ‎; وِتْرَاتٍ watrātin‎; witrātin	الْوَتْرَاتِ‎; الْوِتْرَاتِ al-watrāti‎; al-witrāti

Noun

وَتَر • (watar) m (plural أَوْتَار (ʔawtār))

1. string
2. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
3. (geometry, music) chord
4. (geometry) hypotenuse

Declension

Declension of noun وَتَر (watar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَتَر watar	الْوَتَر al-watar	وَتَر watar
Nominative	وَتَرٌ watarun	الْوَتَرُ al-wataru	وَتَرُ wataru
Accusative	وَتَرًا wataran	الْوَتَرَ al-watara	وَتَرَ watara
Genitive	وَتَرٍ watarin	الْوَتَرِ al-watari	وَتَرِ watari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَتَرَيْن watarayn	الْوَتَرَيْن al-watarayn	وَتَرَيْ wataray
Nominative	وَتَرَانِ watarāni	الْوَتَرَانِ al-watarāni	وَتَرَا watarā
Accusative	وَتَرَيْنِ watarayni	الْوَتَرَيْنِ al-watarayni	وَتَرَيْ wataray
Genitive	وَتَرَيْنِ watarayni	الْوَتَرَيْنِ al-watarayni	وَتَرَيْ wataray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَوْتَار ʔawtār	الْأَوْتَار al-ʔawtār	أَوْتَار ʔawtār
Nominative	أَوْتَارٌ ʔawtārun	الْأَوْتَارُ al-ʔawtāru	أَوْتَارُ ʔawtāru
Accusative	أَوْتَارًا ʔawtāran	الْأَوْتَارَ al-ʔawtāra	أَوْتَارَ ʔawtāra
Genitive	أَوْتَارٍ ʔawtārin	الْأَوْتَارِ al-ʔawtāri	أَوْتَارِ ʔawtāri

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: vətər

Noun

وَتْر • (watr) m

1. verbal noun of وَتَرَ (watara) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun وَتْر (watr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	وَتْر watr	الْوَتْر al-watr	وَتْر watr
Nominative	وَتْرٌ watrun	الْوَتْرُ al-watru	وَتْرُ watru
Accusative	وَتْرًا watran	الْوَتْرَ al-watra	وَتْرَ watra
Genitive	وَتْرٍ watrin	الْوَتْرِ al-watri	وَتْرِ watri

References

• Freytag, Georg (1837) “وتر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 432
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “وتر”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 1480
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “وتر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “وتر”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1372

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *वप्त्र (vaptra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋət̪.t̪əɾᵊ/

Noun

وَتَّر • (vattar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਤਰ)

1. moist land (ie. soil that is fertile/suitable for farming)
2. knack; method

Declension

Declension of وتر
dir. sg.	وَتَّر (vattar)
dir. pl.	وَتَّر (vattar)
	singular	plural
direct	وَتَّر (vattar)	وَتَّر (vattar)
oblique	وَتَّر (vattar)	وَتَّراں (vattarāṉ)
vocative	وَتَّرا (vattarā)	وَتَّرو (vattaro)
ablative	وَتَّروں (vattaroṉ)	—
locative	وَتَّرے (vattare)	وَتَّرِیں (vattarīṉ)
instrumental	وَتَّرے (vattare)	وَتَّرِیں (vattarīṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وتّر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਵੱਤਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*vaptra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 658

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وتر (watar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋə.t̪əɾ/

Noun

وتر • (vatar) m (Hindi spelling वतर)

1. hypotenuse

Etymology 2

From Arabic وِتْر (witr).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ʋɪt̪ɾ/

Noun

وِتْر • (vitr) m (Hindi spelling वित्र)

1. odd, alone
2. (Islam) Witr, a salah done after Isha and before Fajr

References

Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “وتر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Ushojo

Noun

وتر (vatar)

1. threshing the field before ploughing