w-t-r

Description

The Arabic root و-ت-ر (w-t-r) carries the core meaning of singularity, oddness, and separation or deprivation. In the Quran, it appears in forms describing things that are odd-numbered (as opposed to even), occurring in succession or sequence (one after another), and the concept of being deprived or left wanting. This semantic range reflects the root's essential idea of something being alone, singular, or made separate from pairs or completeness, which manifests both in mathematical oddness and in the relational sense of cutting off or withholding.