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طثرج

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to ants and their paths, possibly extending to the patterns or markings on swords that resemble ant trails.

Derived headwords

الطَّثْرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    antsclassical

    The word for ants.

مُدْرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    ant pathclassical

    A path or track made by ants.

أَثَرnoun
  1. 1.
    sword patternclassical

    The pattern or grain on a sword, specifically resembling the markings of ants.

  2. 2.
    traceboth

    A mark or sign left behind.

Parallel reading

الطثرج النمل
Al-Tathraj means ants.
والبيض في متونها كالمدرج
And the white markings on their bodies are like ant paths.
أثر كآثار فراخ الطثرج
A pattern like the markings of young ants.
والمدرج: طريق النمل
And al-madraj: the path of ants.
والأثر: فرند السيف، شبهه بالذر
And al-athar: the pattern of the sword, likened to ants.