ت • و • ى
, (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.)
[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.)
See تَوٍ.
A perishing of property; its coming to an end; or becoming lost. (TA.)
Remaining, staying, dwelling, or abiding: (IAar, M, K:) but ثَوِىٌّ, with ث, is better known in this sense. (M.)