ثقل

6 تَثَاْقَلَ [تثاقل عَلَى شَىْءٍ He pressed heavily, or bore his weight, upon a thing: see مُتَثَاقِلٌ.] ― -b2- تثاقلوا (assumed tropical:) [ They were heavy, sluggish, or spiritless: ] they did not rise and hasten to the fight when commanded to do so. (IDrd, K.) And تثاقل اـِلَى الأَرْضِ, (S and K in art. ارض, &c.,) and اِثَّاقَلَ الى الرض, the former being the original form of the verb, (Bd and Jel in ix. 38,) (assumed tropical:) He was, or became, heavy, slow, or sluggish, (Bd, Jel,) averse from warring against the unbelievers, (Jel,) and inclining to the earth, or ground; (Bd, Jel;) or propending thereto. (Bd.) And اِثَّاقَلَ اـِلَى الدُّنْيَا (assumed tropical:) He propended to the present world. (TA.) And تثاقل عَنْهُ (assumed tropical:) He was heavy, or sluggish, and held back from it. (K.)