ثمت

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to a specific type of person or action, though the entry is very brief and obscure. It is primarily associated with a term for someone who is sexually active or perhaps impotent, with limited further semantic development.

Derived headwords

ثَمَتَverb

1.
to be impotentclassical
This verb form is not explicitly present but is implied by the noun 'al-thumūt'. It would denote the state of being unable to perform sexually.

الثَّمُوتnoun

1.
impotent manclassical
A term for a man who is unable to perform sexually or perhaps one who is excessively sexually active in a way that is considered a defect.

الثَّتnoun

1.
impotent manclassical
An alternative term for 'al-thumūt', referring to a man who is impotent or has a sexual defect.

العَذْيُوطnoun

1.
sexually active manclassical
A description of a man who, when he has intercourse with a woman, causes some sort of issue or defect, possibly related to impotence or a specific condition.

Parallel reading

أهمله الليث.

Al-Layth omitted it.

وروى ثعلب عن ابن الأعرابي أنه قال:

And Tha'lab narrated from Ibn al-A'rabi that he said:

الثموت العذيوط،

Al-thumūt is al-'adhiyūṭ,

وهو الذي إذا غشي المرأة أحدث؛

and he is the one who, when he has intercourse with a woman, causes [a problem];

وهو الثت أيضا.

and he is also al-thath.