طاغوت

العربية

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طاغوت

/tˤaː.ɣuːt/

Where it comes from

Ordered at the root ط غ و (ṭ ḡ w) or ط غ ي (ṭ ḡ y) related to transgression and explained as a being “transgressing the law”. However it is considered a loanword:

* from Ge'ez ጣዖት (ṭaʿot, “idol”), from Hebrew טָעוּת (ṭaʿút, “error”), from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic and Jewish Palestinian Aramaic טעותא (ṭaʿúta, “idol, false god”)

* with Wahib Atallah from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”) as a personification of superstitious practices, while he sees جِبْت (jibt) used with طَاغُوت (ṭāḡūt) in hendiadys in Qurʾān 4:51 as reflecting Hijazi pronunciation of قِبْط (qibṭ, “Egyptians”)

noun طَاغُوت · ṭāḡūt · طَوَاغِيت · الطَّاغُوت

idol, juggernaut, taghut لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيِّ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى لَا ٱنْفِصَامَ لَهَا وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

In English

juggernaut literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush

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"طاغوت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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طاغوت. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AA

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"طاغوت." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {طاغوت},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}