وطن

العربية

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وطن^¹

/wa.tˤan/

Where it comes from

From the root و ط ن (w ṭ n). Originally denoting one's birthplace, the sense broadened to encompass the idea of nation or homland over the 20th century, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

noun وَطَن · waṭan · أَوْطَان · الْوَطَن

Classical birthplace
Arabic, Modern, Standard nation, home, homeland, country, fatherland

وطن^²

/wa.tˤa.na/

verb وَطَنَ · waṭana · يَطِنُ · وَطْن · وَاطِن

to dwell, reside, stay
to live

وطن^³

/watˤ.tˤa.na/

verb وَطَّنَ · waṭṭana · يُوَطِّنُ · تَوْطِين · مُوَطِّن

to choose for residence; to settle down, get settled, take up residence
to get used to, adjust oneself to, reconcile oneself to; to put up with (نَفْسَهُ عَلَى (nafsahu ʕalā))
to prepare oneself mentally for, to make up one's mind to (نَفْسَهُ عَلَى (nafsahu ʕalā))

In English

country nation state
home someone’s native land
home country country where a person was born and raised
nation sovereign state
homeland country which one regards as home
motherland the country of one's ancestors
fatherland country of one's ancestry

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"وطن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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وطن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86

Chicago

"وطن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {وطن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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