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نثد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of settling, becoming still, or accumulating at the bottom of a container. It is primarily discussed in a classical context, with potential variations in pronunciation and meaning.

Derived headwords

نَثَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to settleclassical

    To become still, to settle down, or to accumulate at the bottom.

نَثَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to become stagnantclassical

    To become stagnant or to settle at the bottom, implying a lack of movement.

Parallel reading

وفي حديث عمر: جاءته جارية بسويق فجعل إذا حركته ثار له قشار وإذا تركته نثد.
And in the hadith of Umar: a slave girl brought him some barley drink, and when he stirred it, froth rose, but when he left it, it settled.
نثد أي سكن وركد
Nathada means it became still and stagnant.