عُوذَةٌ
Root: عوذ
Full Definition
عُوذَةٌ
and
تَعْوِيذٌ and
مَعَاذَةٌ are syn., signifying A kind of amulet, phylactery, or charm, bearing an inscription, which is hung upon a man [or woman or child or horse &c.], to charm the wearer against the evil eye and against fright and diabolical possession, and which is forbidden to be hung upon the person, unless inscribed with something from the Kur-án or with the names of God, for in this case there is no harm in it: (S and Mgh voce تَمِيمَةٌ:) accord. to some of the etymologists, originally signifying an amulet, a phylactery, or a charm, upon which is [an inscription commencing with the word] أَعُوذُ; and afterwards applied in a general manner [as meaning any amulet]; i. q.
رُقْيَةٌ, or تَمِيمَةٌ: or those who imagine that the
is the same as the تميمة are in error; for the latter is a bead: (Mgh in art. تم:) [in some instances] the
is a thing made of silver, of a round shape like the moon, but partly hollowed out in the form of the horse-shoe, tied by a string to the neck of a child, as a preservative, and in some instances engraved with an inscription: the pl. of عُوذَةٌ is عُوَذٌ; that of
تَعْوِيذٌ is تَعَاوِيذُ; and that of
مَعَاذَةٌ is مَعَاذَاتٌ.
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