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تهر

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes elevated or prominent features, whether in the sea, on land, or in the context of sand dunes. It can also refer to a long camel's hump or a state of being lost or self-important.

Derived headwords

التيهورnoun
  1. 1.
    sea swellclassical

    The rising waves of the sea.

  2. 2.
    mountain sectionclassical

    The part of a mountain between its peak and its base.

  3. 3.
    lowland areaclassical

    A depressed area of land, or the section between the top and bottom of a valley.

  4. 4.
    sand dune featureclassical

    A feature of sand dunes, specifically a dune with a cliff or an elevated dune.

كالبحر يقذف بالتيهور تيهورا — Like the sea casting forth swells.
وشمرخت من شمراخه تيهورة، شماء مشرفة كرأس الأصلع — And I emerged from its summit, a high section, towering like the head of a bald man.
التيهورةnoun
  1. 1.
    lowland areaclassical

    The part of a valley between its upper edge and its deep bottom.

تياهرnoun
  1. 1.
    sand dunesclassical

    Plural of تيهور, referring to sand dunes with cliffs.

وعقص من عالج تياهر؟ — And winding sand dunes of 'Alaj?
تياهيرnoun
  1. 1.
    sand dunesclassical

    Plural of تيهور, referring to sand dunes with cliffs.

التوهريnoun
  1. 1.
    long camel's humpclassical

    A tall or elongated camel's hump.

إلى خير البوارك توهريا — Towards the best of the she-camels, a long-humped one.
تيهnoun
  1. 1.
    wanderingclassical

    A state of being lost or wandering.

تيه تيهورphrase
  1. 1.
    self-importantclassical

    Said of a man who is conceited or full of himself.

به تيه تيهور — He is conceited.

Parallel reading

كالبحر يقذف بالتيهور تيهورا
Like the sea casting forth swells.
وشمرخت من شمراخه تيهورة، شماء مشرفة كرأس الأصلع
And I emerged from its summit, a high section, towering like the head of a bald man.
والتيهور: ما اطمأن من الأرض
And the Tihwar: what is depressed of the land.
وقيل: هو ما بين أعلى شفير الوادي وأسفله العميق، نجدية
And it was said: it is what is between the upper edge of the valley and its deep bottom, a Najdi feature.
وهي التيهورة، وضعت هذه الكلمة على ما وضعها عليه أهل التجنيس.
And it is the Tihwarah, this word was placed as they placed it according to the people of homonymy.
التيهور ما اطمأن من الرمل.
The Tihwar is what is depressed of the sand.
التيهور من الرمل ما له جرف
The Tihwar of sand is that which has a cliff.
كيف اهتدت ودونها الجزائر، ... وعقص من عالج تياهر؟
How did she find her way, with the islands before her, ... and winding sand dunes of 'Alaj?
وقيل: التيهور من الرمل المشرف
And it was said: the Tihwar of sand is the elevated one.
والتوهري: السنام الطويل
And the Tuwari: the long hump.
فأرسلت الغلام، ولم ألبث، ... إلى خير البوارك توهريا
So I sent the slave, and I did not delay, ... towards the best of the she-camels, a long-humped one.
قال الأزهري: التيهور فيعول من الوهر قلبت الواو تاء وأصله ويهور مثل التيقور وأصله ويقور؛
Al-Azhari said: Al-Tihwar is Fay'ul from Al-Wahr, the waw was changed to ta, and its origin is Wihwar, like Al-Tiqwar, whose origin is Wiqwar.
إلى أراطى ونقا تيهور
To sandy tracts and elevated dunes.
ويقال للرجل إذا كان ذاهبا بنفسه: به تيه تيهور أي تائه.
And it is said of a man if he is conceited: he has Tih Tihwar, meaning lost/wandering.