علث

1 عَلَثَهُ ذ , aor. عَلِثَ , (K,) inf. n. عَلْثٌ, (S, O,) to which غَلْثٌ is like in its meanings (K and TA in art. غلث) for the most part, (TA in that art.,) He mixed it; (S, * O, * K, TA;) as also ↓ علّثهُ, inf. n. تَعْلِيثٌ; and ↓ اعتلثهُ. (TA.) You say, عَلَثْتُ البُرَّ بِالشَّعِيرِ, aor. as above, I mixed the wheat with the barley. (S, O.) ― -b2- Also, (K, TA,) aor. as above, (TA,) and so the inf. n., (O, TA,) He collected it together, (O, * K, TA,) from different places. (TA.) -A2- عَلَثَ السِّقَاآءَ He tanned the [ skin called ] سقاء with the أرْطَى [q. v.], (K,) or with any of the trees of the kind called عَلَث [q. v.]: accord. to AHn, it is with غ [i. e. غَلَثَ]. (TA.) [But مَغْلُوثٌ, with غ, is expl. on the authority of ISk, as meaning, applied to a سقاء, “ Tanned with dry, or with unripe, dates. ”] -A3- عَلَثَ, (S, O, K, TA,) [or, perhaps, عَلِثَ, like غَلِثَ,] as also ↓ اعتلث, (TA,) said of a زَنْد [or piece of stick, or wood, for producing fire], It failed to produce fire, (S, O, K, TA,) and was difficult to use: and the subst. is ↓ عُلَاثٌ [app. meaning The quality of failing to produce fire, &c.]. (L, TA.) -A4- عَلَثٌ The fighting vehemently, and cleaving to fight: (S, O, K:) and so غَلَثٌ. (S, O.) One says, عَلِثَ القَوْمُ, aor. عَلَثَ , inf. n. عَلَثٌ, The people, or party, fought one another [or did so vehemently and perseveringly ]: and عَلِثَ بَعْضُ القَوْمِ بِبَعْضٍ [ One portion of the people, or party, fought another portion vehemently and perseveringly ]. (TA.) And عَلِثَ الذِّئْبُ بِالغَنَمِ The wolf kept to worrying the sheep or goats. (L. [And so غَلِثَ.])