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ثلج

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root ثلج primarily relates to the concept of coldness, snow, and ice. It extends to meanings of coolness, refreshment, and satisfaction, particularly in relation to the heart and soul. It can also denote slowness, dullness, or reaching a certain depth.

Derived headwords

الثَّلْجnoun
  1. 1.
    snowboth

    The frozen precipitation that falls from the sky.

  2. 2.
    iceboth

    Frozen water, often used metaphorically for coldness.

  3. 3.
    sluggish personclassical

    A metaphor for a person who is slow, dull, or unresponsive.

  4. 4.
    eagle's chickclassical

    The young of an eagle.

  5. 5.
    joyful peopleclassical

    Those who are happy or delighted by news.

أَثْلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    to enter snowclassical

    To enter an area where snow has fallen or is falling.

  2. 2.
    to reach mudclassical

    To reach the mud layer when digging, especially in a riverbed.

  3. 3.
    to reach the ground/waterclassical

    To reach the earth or water source when digging.

  4. 4.
    to satisfyboth

    To bring satisfaction, relief, or reassurance to the heart or soul.

تَلِجَverb
  1. 1.
    to be struck by snowclassical

    To be affected by snow, either falling or accumulated.

  2. 2.
    to be satisfiedboth

    To feel satisfied, reassured, or at ease.

  3. 3.
    to be certainboth

    To become certain or convinced of something.

  4. 4.
    to become numb/dullclassical

    To become insensitive, dull, or unresponsive.

تَثْلِجُverb
  1. 1.
    to snowclassical

    Used impersonally, meaning the sky is snowing.

  2. 2.
    to be satisfiedboth

    To feel satisfied, reassured, or at ease.

ثَلَجًاnoun
  1. 1.
    satisfactionboth

    The state of being satisfied, reassured, or at ease.

  2. 2.
    certaintyboth

    The state of being certain or convinced.

مَثْلُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    cooled by snow/iceboth

    Cooled or chilled by snow or ice.

  2. 2.
    dull-heartedclassical

    Having a dull, insensitive, or unresponsive heart.

مَثْلُوج الفُؤادadjective
  1. 1.
    dull-heartedclassical

    Describing someone who is slow-witted, insensitive, or unresponsive.

أَرْضٌ مَثْلُوجَةadjective
  1. 1.
    snow-covered landclassical

    Land that has been struck or covered by snow.

ماءٌ مَثْلُوجadjective
  1. 1.
    ice-cold waterboth

    Water that has been cooled by ice or snow.

تَثْلِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    coolingmodern

    The act or process of cooling, especially with ice or snow.

ثَلِجَتْ نَفْسِيverb phrase
  1. 1.
    my soul was satisfiedboth

    My soul felt reassured, content, and at peace.

ثَلِجَ صَدْرُهُverb phrase
  1. 1.
    his chest was relievedboth

    He felt relief, satisfaction, or certainty.

نَصْلٌ ثَلَاجِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely white bladeclassical

    A blade, likely of a sword or knife, that is exceptionally white.

Parallel reading

الثلج: الذي يسقط من السماء، معروف.
Snow: that which falls from the sky, known.
واغسل خطاي بماء الثلج والبرد
And wash my sins with the water of snow and hail.
لأنهما ماءان مفطوران على خلقتهما، لم يستعملا ولم تنلهما الأيدي
Because they are two waters naturally created, not used and not touched by hands.
وقد أثلج يومنا.
And our day has become snowy.
وأثلجوا: دخلوا في الثلج.
And they entered snow: they entered into the snow.
وسلجوا: أصابهم الثلج.
And they were struck by snow: snow struck them.
وأرض مثلوجة: أصابها ثلج.
And a snow-struck land: snow has afflicted it.
وماء مثلوج: مبرد بالثلج
And ice-cold water: cooled by snow/ice.
ثلجت الأرض وأثلجت «1»: أصابها الثلج.
The land was struck by snow and became snowy: snow struck it.
ثلجت نفسي بالشيء ثلجا، وثلجت تثلج وتثلج ثلوجا: اشتفت به واطمأنت إليه
My soul was satisfied with the thing, a satisfaction, and it felt satisfied, becoming satisfied, with satisfaction: it found relief in it and felt at ease with it.
حتى أتاه الثلج واليقين.
Until certainty and assurance came to him.
يقال: ثلجت نفسي بالأمر إذا اطمأنت إليه وسكنت وثبت فيها ووثقت به
It is said: my soul was satisfied with the matter when it felt at ease with it, calmed down, became firm in it, and trusted it.
ومن حديث ابن ذي يزن: وثلج صدرك
And from the hadith of Ibn Dhi Yazan: and your chest was relieved.
ورجل مثلوج الفؤاد: بليد
And a man with a dull heart: sluggish.
ابن الأعرابي: ثلج قلبه إذا بلد.
Ibn al-A'rabi: his heart became dull when he was sluggish.
شمر: ثلج صدري لذلك الأمر أي انشرح ونقع به، يثلج ثلجا.
Shamir: my chest was relieved by that matter, meaning it became expanded and quenched by it, it is relieved with relief.
في روضة ثلج الربيع قرارها، ... مولية، لم يستطعها الرود
In a meadow whose ground is cooled by spring, ... fertile, unable to be reached by the wanderer.
والثلج: البلداء من الرجال.
And the snow (metaphorically): the dull ones among men.
وحفر حتى أثلج أي بلغ الطين.
And he dug until he reached mud, meaning he reached the mud.
ويقال: قد أثلج صدري خبر وارد أي شفاني وسكنني فثلجت إليه.
And it is said: a news that arrived has satisfied my chest, meaning it healed me and calmed me, so I felt at ease with it.
إذا انتهى الحافر إلى الطين في النهر قال: أثلجت.
If the digger reaches the mud in the river, he says: I have reached mud.