ثرطء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe heaviness, shortness, or a state of being stuck or submerged. It is primarily used to denote a heavy or short person, and by extension, potentially something that is submerged or difficult to move.

Derived headwords

الثَّرْطِئَةnoun

1.
heavy personclassical
A man who is heavy or ponderous. This term can also refer to someone who is short.
2.
short personclassical
A person, whether male or female, who is short in stature.

الثَّرْطَأَةnoun

1.
heavy personclassical
A man who is heavy or ponderous. This term can also refer to someone who is short.
2.
short personclassical
A person, whether male or female, who is short in stature.

Parallel reading

الرجل الثقيل

The heavy man.

وقد حكيت بغير همز وضعا

And it has been narrated without hamza, by convention.

إن كانت الهمزة أصلية، فالكلمة رباعية

If the hamza is original, then the word is quadriliteral.

وإن لم تكن أصلية، فهي ثلاثية

And if it is not original, then it is triliteral.

والغرقئ مثله

And al-gharaqī' is similar to it.

وقيل: الثرطئة من النساء والرجال: القصير

And it was said: Al-tharṭi'ah, from women and men, means the short one.