Quran glossary · draft

أَثَاث

furnishings

Household furnishings considered as useful goods and signs of material condition.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: أثث

Lemmas: أثاث

Forms: أَثَٰثًا

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

16:80

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۢ بُيُوتِكُمْ سَكَنًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّن جُلُودِ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ بُيُوتًا تَسْتَخِفُّونَهَا يَوْمَ ظَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ إِقَامَتِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَصْوَافِهَا وَأَوْبَارِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَآ أَثَٰثًا وَمَتَٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

19:74

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

Why this meaning was chosen

Both family occurrences were reviewed on one page. In one, animal fibers supply household furnishings for use; in the other, past peoples' furnishings contribute to their superior outward display. The same concrete goods sense fits both.