ثلث

2 ثلّثهُ ثلث ثلثه ثلثة He made it three; or called it three: (Esh-Sheybánee, and K in art. وحد:) تَثْلِيثٌ signifies the making [a thing] three [ by addition or multiplication or division ]; as also ↓ ثَلْثٌ [inf. n. of ثَلَثَ]: and the calling [it] three. (KL.) ― -b2- [Hence, ثلّث, inf. n. تَثْلِيثٌ, He asserted the doctrine of the Trinity. ] ― -b3- [Hence also,] فُلَانٌ يُثَنِّى وَلَا يُثَلِّثُ Such a one counts two Khaleefehs, namely, the two Sheykhs [Aboo-Bekr and 'Omar], and [ does not count three, i. e.,] rejects the other [that succeeded them]: and فُلَانٌ يُثَلِّثُ وَلَا يُرَبِّعُ Such a one counts three Khaleefehs, [namely, those mentioned above and 'Othmán,] and [ does not count a fourth, i. e.,] rejects ['Alee,] the fourth. (A, TA.) ― -b4- لَا يُثَنِّى وَلَا يُثَلِّثُ: see 1. ― -b5- ثلّث لِا@مْرَأَتِهِ, or عِنْدَهَا, He remained three nights with his wife: and in like manner the verb is used in relation to any saying or action. (TA voce سَبَّعَ.) ― -b6- ثلّث بِنَاقَتِهِ He tied, or bound, three of the teats of his she-camel with the صِرَار. (S.) ― -b7- ثَلَّثَتْ said of a she-camel, and of any female: see 4. ― -b8- ثلّث said of a horse in a race: see 1. ― -b9- ثلّث البُسْرُ, (M, K,) inf. n. as above, (K,) The full-grown unripe dates became, to the extent of a third part of them, ripe, or in the state in which they are termed رُطَب. (M, K.) ― -b10- تَثْلِيثٌ also signifies The watering seed-produce [ on the third day, i. e.,] another time بَعْدَ الثُّنْيَا [which app. means after excepting, or omitting, one day ]. (M.) ― -b11- And The making [a thing] triangular [or trilateral ]. (KL.) ― -b12- [The making a letter three-pointed; making it to have three dots. ] ― -b13- The making [a thing] to be a third part. (KL.) ― -b14- The making the electuary, or confection, of aromatics, or perfumes, that is called مُثَلَّث. (KL.)