ت • و • ى
تَوِىَ
, (T, S, M, Mgh, K,) in the dial. of Ṭeiyi تَوَى, (AAF, M,) aor.
تَوَىَ
, (S, K,) inf. n. تَوًى, (T, S, M, Mgh, K,) It perished; came to an end; (S, Mgh, K;) it passed away (T, M, Mgh) unhoped for: (T, M:) said of property. (T, S, M, Mgh.) Hence the saying, in a trad., لَا تَوَى عَلَى مَالِ امْرِيءٍ مُسْلِمٍ [There shall be no perishing of the property of a man that is a Muslim]: applied to the case of a man to whom is transferred the responsibility for a debt, and who dies insolvent; meaning that the responsibility shall return to him who transferred it. (Mgh.)
اتواهُ
الشُّحُّ مَتْوَاةٌ
[Niggardliness, or avarice, is a cause of perishing to property]: a saying of the Arabs, meaning, if thou withhold property from its right disposal, God will make it to pass away in that which is not its right disposal. (M.)
تَاوٍ
: see تَوٍ.
تَوٍ
تَوَاءٌ
A perishing of property; its coming to an end; or becoming lost. (TA.)
تَوِىٌّ
Remaining, staying, dwelling, or abiding: (IAar, M, K:) but ثَوِىٌّ, with ث, is better known in this sense. (M.)