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طحلب

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a green growth that appears on water, resembling spiderwebs. It can also refer to the initial greening of land with vegetation. Figuratively, it can denote killing.

Derived headwords

الطُحْلُبnoun
  1. 1.
    algae, pond scumboth

    A green growth that covers stagnant water. It is described as resembling a spiderweb.

طُحْلُبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    piece of algaeboth

    A piece or clump of the green growth found on water.

  2. 2.
    killingclassical

    The act of killing or slaughter.

طَحْلَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be covered in algaeboth

    The water became covered with algae.

مُطَحْلِبadjective
  1. 1.
    algae-coveredboth

    Describing water or a place that is abundant with algae.

مُطَحْلِبَةadjective
  1. 1.
    algae-coveredboth

    Describing water or a place that is abundant with algae.

الطَّحْلَبnoun
  1. 1.
    algae, pond scumclassical

    A variant form for the green growth that covers stagnant water.

Parallel reading

خضرة تعلو الماء المزمن.
A green growth that covers stagnant water.
هو الذي يكون على الماء، كأنه نسج العنكبوت.
It is that which is on the water, as if it were a spider's web.
والقطعة منه: طحلبة وطحلبة.
And a piece of it: a thulbah and a thulbah.
وطحلب الماء: علاه الطحلب.
And the water was covered with algae: the algae covered it.
وعين مطحلبة، وماء مطحلب: كثير الطحلب، عن ابن الأعرابي.
And an eye (spring) that is algae-covered, and water that is algae-covered: abundant with algae, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.
وحكي غيره: مطحلب؛
And others narrated: mutahlib;
عينا مطلحبة الأرجاء طامية، ... فيها الضفادع والحيتان تصطخب
A spring whose surroundings are algae-covered and overflowing, ... in it frogs and fish are clamoring
وأرى اللحياني قد حكى الطلحب في الطحلب.
And I think al-Laythani has narrated al-talhub for al-tuhlub.
وطحلب الأرض: أول ما تخضر بالنبات؛
And the land was covered with initial vegetation: the first of its greening with plants;
وطحلب الغدير، وعين مطحلبة الأرجاء.
And the pond was covered with algae, and a spring whose surroundings were algae-covered.
والطحلبة: القتل.
And al-thulbah: killing.