VerbForm Iintransitivegoverned by فِيTo abide, dwell, remain, wait (in a place)
مَكَثَ
Root: م ك ث
- AR
تَوَقَّفَ فِيهِ
- UR(supplied)
ٹھہرنا۔ رہنا
- EN
To abide, dwell, remain, wait (in a place)
Quranic witness · shāhid
فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَيَذۡهَبُ جُفَآءٗۖ وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَيَمۡكُثُ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ“He sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples”