ثعب

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the forceful gushing or flowing of liquids, particularly water and blood. It extends to describe channels for water, large snakes, and certain creatures or plants, often with connotations of size, intensity, or danger.

Derived headwords

ثَعَبَverb

1.
to gush forthboth
To cause water, blood, or similar substances to flow forth forcefully; to spring forth.

ثعب الماء والدم ونحوهما يثعبه ثعبا: فجره — Water, blood, and the like gush forth, causing it to spring forth: to burst it forth.

انْثَعَبَverb

1.
to gush outboth
To flow forth or gush out, used for liquids like blood or water.

فانثعب كما ينثعب الدم من الأنف — So it gushed forth as blood gushes from the nose.

فانثعبت جدية الدم — So the stream of blood gushed forth.

مِثْعَبnoun

1.
water channelboth
A channel or conduit, especially for water, like a gutter for rain.

ومنه اشتق مثعب المطر — And from this is derived 'mith'ab al-matar' (rain gutter).

والمثعب، بالفتح، واحد مثاعب الحياض — And al-mith'ab, with fatha, is the singular of mithā'ib al-ḥiyāḍ (water channels of basins).

ماءٌ ثَعْبadjective

1.
gushing waterclassical
Describing water that is flowing or gushing.

ماء ثعب وأثعوب وأثعبان: سائل — Water that is gushing, flowing, and gushing.

أَثْعُوبadjective

1.
gushingclassical
Flowing or gushing, used for liquids like water or blood.
2.
that which gushesclassical
That which has gushed forth.

ماء ثعب وأثعوب وأثعبان: سائل — Water that is gushing, flowing, and gushing.

أَثْعَبَانadjective

1.
gushingclassical
Flowing or gushing, used for liquids like water or blood.

ماء ثعب وأثعوب وأثعبان: سائل — Water that is gushing, flowing, and gushing.

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
water channelclassical
A channel or conduit for water, a stream bed.
2.
lizard-like creatureclassical
A type of reptile, similar to a gecko, described as green-headed, bulging-eyed, and venomous.
3.
plantclassical
A rough-leaved plant growing on mountains, similar to 'tha'labah' but coarser.

والثعب مسيل الوادي — And al-thu'b is the stream bed of a valley.

والثعبة ضرب من الوزغ تسمى سام أبرص — And al-tha'bah is a type of lizard called Sam Abrass.

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
large snakeboth
A large, long snake, specifically the male; sometimes used for any snake, large or small, male or female.
2.
yellow snakeclassical
A large, hairy, yellow snake.

فإذا هي ثعبان مبين — Then behold, it was a manifest serpent.

والثعبان: الحية الضخم الطويل، الذكر خاصة — And al-thu'bān: the huge, long snake, specifically the male.

ثُعَابِيبnoun

1.
droolclassical
Flowing saliva from the mouth, described as clear and viscous.

وجرى فمه ثعابيب كسعابيب — And his mouth flowed with drool like 'sa'ābīb'.

مَثَاعِبnoun

1.
water channelsclassical
Plural of 'mith'ab', referring to channels or conduits for water in basins or similar structures.

والمثعب، بالفتح، واحد مثاعب الحياض — And al-mith'ab, with fatha, is the singular of mithā'ib al-ḥiyāḍ (water channels of basins).

أَثْعَبَانadjective

1.
impressive faceclassical
Describing a face that is distinguished by its whiteness and beauty, or a large face.

والأثعبان: الوجه الفخم في حسن بياض — And al-ath'abān: the distinguished face in beauty of whiteness.

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
mouseclassical
A name for a wild mouse.

من أسماء الفأر البر والثعبة والعرم — Among the names for wild mice are al-tha'bah and al-'aram.

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
lizardclassical
A type of lizard, larger than a gecko, that can sting and sometimes kill.

والثعبة دابة أغلظ من الوزغة تلسع، وربما قتلت — And al-tha'bah is a creature thicker than a gecko that stings, and sometimes kills.

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
mouseclassical
A type of mouse, particularly one that is beneficial in a house.

وهي ببعض المواضع تستعار للفأر، وهو أنفع في البيت من السنانير — And it is used in some places metaphorically for a mouse, which is more beneficial in the house than cats.

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
snakeclassical
A snake, particularly a large, red one that hunts mice.

والثعبان من الحيات ضخم عظيم أحمر يصيد الفأر — And al-thu'bān is a huge, great, red snake that hunts mice.

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
waterclassical
Water.

قال الخليل: الثعبان ماء، الواحد ثعب — Al-Khalil said: Al-thu'bān is water, singular is thu'b.

Parallel reading

ثعب الماء والدم ونحوهما يثعبه ثعبا: فجره، فانثعب كما ينثعب الدم من الأنف.

Water, blood, and the like gush forth, causing it to spring forth: so it gushed forth as blood gushes from the nose.

قال الليث: ومنه اشتق مثعب المطر.

Al-Layth said: And from this is derived 'mith'ab al-matar' (rain gutter).

يجيء الشهيد يوم القيامة، وجرحه يثعب دما ؛ أي يجري.

The martyr will come on the Day of Resurrection, and his wound will be gushing blood; meaning, flowing.

فقطعت نساه فانثعبت جدية الدم ، أي سالت، ويروى فانبعثت.

So his sinews were cut, and the stream of blood gushed forth, meaning it flowed, and it is narrated 'it sprang forth'.

وانثعب المطر: كذلك.

And the rain gushed forth: likewise.

ماء ثعب وثعب وأثعوب وأثعبان: سائل، وكذلك الدم؛

Water that is gushing, flowing, and gushing: flowing, and likewise blood;

والثعب مسيل الوادي «2»، والجمع ثعبان.

And al-thu'b is the stream bed of a valley, and its plural is thu'bān.

وجرى فمه ثعابيب كسعابيب، وقيل: هو بدل، وهو أن يجري منه ماء صاف فيه تمدد.

And his mouth flowed with drool like 'sa'ābīb', and it is said: it is a substitute, meaning clear water flows from it with viscosity.

والمثعب، بالفتح، واحد مثاعب الحياض.

And al-mith'ab, with fatha, is the singular of mithā'ib al-ḥiyāḍ (water channels of basins).

وانثعب الماء: جرى في المثعب.

And the water gushed forth: it flowed in the channel.

والثعب والوقيعة والغدير كله من مجامع الماء.

And al-thu'b, al-waqi'ah, and al-ghadeer are all from gatherings of water.

والثعبان: الحية الضخم الطويل، الذكر خاصة.

And al-thu'bān: the huge, long snake, specifically the male.

فإذا هي ثعبان مبين*

Then behold, it was a manifest serpent*

تهتز كأنها جان*

It wriggles as if it were a jinn*

والأثعبان: الوجه الفخم في حسن بياض.

And al-ath'abān: the distinguished face in beauty of whiteness.

والثعبة ضرب من الوزغ تسمى سام أبرص، غير أنها خضراء الرأس والحلق جاحظة العينين، لا تلقاها أبدا إلا فاتحة فاها، وهي من شر الدواب تلدغ فلا يكاد يبرأ سليمها، وجمعها ثعب.

And al-tha'bah is a type of lizard called Sam Abrass, except that it has a green head and throat, bulging eyes, you never encounter it except with its mouth open, and it is among the worst of creatures, it stings and its victim hardly recovers, and its plural is thu'b.

والثعبة دابة أغلظ من الوزغة تلسع، وربما قتلت، وفي المثل: ما الخوافي كالقلبة، ولا الخناز كالثعبة.

And al-tha'bah is a creature thicker than a gecko that stings, and sometimes kills, and in the proverb: The khawāfī are not like the qalbāh, nor are the khunāz like the tha'bah.

والثعبة نبتة «1» شبيهة بالثعلة إلا أنها أخشن ورقا وساقها أغبر، وليس لها حمل، ولا منفعة فيها، وهي من شجر الجبل تنبت في منابت الثوع، ولها ظل كثيف، كل هذا عن أبي حنيفة.

And al-tha'bah is a plant similar to al-tha'labah except that its leaves are rougher and its stem is dusty, it has no fruit, and no benefit in it, and it is from the trees of the mountain growing in places of al-thu', and it has dense shade, all of this is from Abu Hanifa.

قال الخليل: الثعبان ماء، الواحد ثعب.

Al-Khalil said: Al-thu'bān is water, singular is thu'b.