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ثلخ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the act of excreting or smearing with excrement, particularly in the context of cattle during springtime. It also extends to the general concept of being smeared or soiled with filth.

Derived headwords

ثَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    excretedclassical

    Cattle excrete dung, especially during the spring season.

  2. 2.
    smearedclassical

    To be smeared or soiled with filth or excrement.

يَثْلَخُverb
  1. 1.
    excretesclassical

    The present tense of the verb 'to excrete', referring to cattle excreting dung in spring.

ثَلْخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    excrementclassical

    The dung of cattle, particularly when produced during the spring season.

  2. 2.
    smearingclassical

    The act of being smeared or soiled with filth.

خَثِيَverb
  1. 1.
    was dungyclassical

    To be in a state of producing dung, specifically referring to cattle in spring.

خَرْؤُهُnoun
  1. 1.
    its dungclassical

    The excrement or feces of an animal, in this context, cattle.

خَالَطَهُverb
  1. 1.
    mixed with it

    To mingle or blend with something, referring to the dung mixing with moisture.

الرَّطْبَadjective
  1. 1.
    moist

    Having a slightly wet quality; not dry.

ثَلَخْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I smeared itclassical

    The past tense, first person singular of 'to smear', indicating the action of soiling something with filth.

تَثْلِيخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    smearingclassical

    The act of smearing or soiling something with filth or excrement.

قَذَرٍnoun
  1. 1.
    filth

    Dirt, filth, or any unclean substance.

Parallel reading

ثلخ البقر يثلخ ثلخا: خثى وهو خرؤه أيام الربيع
Cattle excrete (ثلخ) dung (ثلخا), which is their excrement (خرؤه), during the days of spring.
وقيل: إنما يثلخ إذا كان الربيع وخالطه الرطب
And it is said: It only excretes (يثلخ) when it is spring and moisture (الرطب) mixes with it.
ويقال: ثلخته تثليخا إذا لطخته بقذر
And it is said: I smeared it (ثلخته) with smearing (تثليخا) if you soiled it with filth (قذر).
فثلخ ثلخا
So it excreted dung (ثلخا).