w-t-d

Description

The Arabic root وتد (w-t-d) carries the core meaning of a peg, stake, or tent-pin that is firmly driven into the ground to provide stability and support. In the Quran, it appears metaphorically to describe mountains as pegs that stabilize the earth, and to characterize powerful rulers or nations (like Pharaoh) as possessing "stakes" or "pegs," suggesting their firmly established authority, military encampments, or dominion over the land. The root emphasizes the concepts of firm establishment, stability, and being deeply rooted in a physical or metaphorical sense.