طَاغُوتٌ
Root: طغو
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طَاغُوتٌ
is of the measure فَلَعُوتٌ, from طَغَوْتُ; formed by transposition, though like لَاهُوتٌ which is not so formed: it is originally of the measure فَعَلُوتٌ, which is changed to فَلَعُوتٌ, so that it becomes طَوَغُوتٌ, and this is then altered to طَاغُوتٌ: it is held to be altered from طَوَغُوت rather than from طَغَيُوت because the transposition of و is more common than that of ى, as in شَاكٍ &c.: or, as some say, the ت is a substitute for و, and the measure is فَاعُولٌ: and some say that the measure is فَاعَلُوتٌ, and that it is originally طَاغَيُوتٌ: the pl. is طَوَاغِيتُ and طَوَاغٍ, the latter mentioned by ISd. It signifies A devil; thus expl. by Abu-l- 'Áliyeh and others, and said to be on the authority of 'Omar: or one that is exorbitant in pride or corruptness or disbelief or disobedience, of the jinn, or genii: or الطَّاغُوتُ means [the idol called] اللَّات and [that called] العُزَّى; or thus some expl. الجِبْت and الطَّاغُوت [together, in the Kur iv. 54]: or whatever is worshipped instead, or to the exclusion, of God; as also الجِبْتُ: and the idols [in general]: or it is of the idols, and of the jinn, or genii, and of mankind: or he who turns from the good way: and the diviner: and the enchanter: thus expl. by 'Ikrimeh; and said to mean thus in the Kur iv. 63: and so الجِبْتُ accord. to Zj: and any head, or leader, of error: and the exorbitant in pride or corruptness or disbelief or disobedience, of the people of the Scripture: it is used as a sing., as in the Kur iv. 63; and as a pl., as in the Kur ii. 259; and masc. and fem., as fem. in the Kur xxxix. 19: or by الجِبْت is meant Hoyeí Ibn-Akhtab; and by الطَّاغُوت, Kaab Ibn-ElAshraf: and [the pls.] طَوَاغِيتُ and طَوَاغٍ signify [sometimes] idol temples: so says El-Háfidh in the preface to the “ Fet-h ” [i. e. his celebrated work entitled “ Fet-h el-Bári ”].
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