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ثغر

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root ثغر (th-gh-r) primarily denotes openings, gaps, or breaches, whether in natural formations like mountains or man-made structures. It extends to the concept of a frontier or borderland, especially one that is vulnerable. Additionally, it refers to the mouth and teeth, and the process of teeth falling out and growing in.

Derived headwords

الثغرnoun
  1. 1.
    Gap, opening, breachboth

    Any opening or gap in a mountain, the bed of a valley, or a frequented path. It can also refer to a vulnerable spot or a breach.

  2. 2.
    Frontier, borderlandboth

    A place that lies adjacent to enemy territory, a vulnerable point in the borders of countries, or a frontier separating Muslim lands from those of non-believers.

  3. 3.
    Mouthboth

    The mouth, or specifically the teeth while they are in their sockets before falling out. It can also refer to all the teeth, whether in place or not, or the front teeth.

  4. 4.
    Type of grassclassical

    A choice type of grass, described as green or grayish, growing large and succulent, with a slightly salty taste. Camels eat it heartily.

الثغرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Breach, gap, openingboth

    A breach, a gap, or an opening, similar to the primary meaning of the root. It can refer to a breach in a mountain or a fortification.

  2. 2.
    Hollow of the throat, sternal notchboth

    The hollow of the throat, specifically the notch between the collarbones or the sternal notch.

  3. 3.
    Path, wayclassical

    A path or way that people traverse easily, as if they are 'breaching' its surface.

ثغرناهمverb
  1. 1.
    We blocked their breachclassical

    We blocked or sealed their breach, referring to a gap in a mountain or fortification.

ثغرواverb
  1. 1.
    They breachedclassical

    They made a breach or gap, or they attacked and overcame their opponents.

ثغرverb
  1. 1.
    To break teethclassical

    To break someone's teeth.

  2. 2.
    To lose milk teethboth

    For a child's milk teeth to fall out.

مثغوراadjective
  1. 1.
    Having broken teethclassical

    Someone whose teeth have been broken.

ثغرverb
  1. 1.
    To make a breachclassical

    To make a breach or opening in something.

أثغرverb
  1. 1.
    To grow teethboth

    For teeth to grow in, especially after the milk teeth have fallen out.

  2. 2.
    To lose teethclassical

    For teeth to fall out.

اتغرverb
  1. 1.
    To grow teethboth

    To grow teeth, particularly after the milk teeth have fallen out. This form is often used interchangeably with أثغر.

  2. 2.
    To lose teethclassical

    For teeth to fall out.

وادغرverb
  1. 1.
    To grow teethclassical

    To grow teeth, used as a variant of أثغر and اتغر.

اثتغرverb
  1. 1.
    To grow teethclassical

    To grow teeth, considered the original form of اتغر (i.e., اثتغر).

مثغورadjective
  1. 1.
    Having lost milk teethboth

    A child whose milk teeth have fallen out.

اثغرverb
  1. 1.
    To grow teethboth

    To grow teeth, especially after the loss of milk teeth.

  2. 2.
    To lose teethclassical

    For teeth to fall out.

اتغرverb
  1. 1.
    To grow teethboth

    To grow teeth, especially after the loss of milk teeth.

  2. 2.
    To lose teethclassical

    For teeth to fall out.

ثغرتverb
  1. 1.
    I pulled out (a tooth)classical

    I extracted or pulled out a tooth.

الإثغارnoun
  1. 1.
    Tooth shedding and growthboth

    The process of a child's teeth falling out and new ones growing in. In some contexts, it specifically refers to the shedding.

مثغرnoun
  1. 1.
    Opening, gapclassical

    An opening or a passage, particularly in the mouth or jaw.

ثغرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hollow of the throatboth

    The hollow of the throat, specifically the notch between the collarbones.

الثغرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Region, areaclassical

    A region or area of land.

ثغرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Path, wayclassical

    A path or way that is easily traversed.

الثغرةnoun
  1. 1.
    Hollow of the throatboth

    The hollow of the throat, the notch between the collarbones.

ثغرnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of grassclassical

    A type of grass, known for its succulence and palatability to camels.

ثغرnoun
  1. 1.
    Type of grassclassical

    A type of grass, sometimes pronounced with a lighter 'gh'.

Parallel reading

كل فرجة في جبل أو بطن واد أو طريق مسلوك
Every gap in a mountain, the bed of a valley, or a frequented path.
الثغر كل جوبة منفتحة أو عورة
The thaghr is every open cavity or vulnerability.
والثغرة الثلمة
And the thaghrah is the breach or gap.
ثغرناهم أي سددنا عليهم ثلم الجبل
We blocked them, meaning we sealed the breach of the mountain for them.
وهذه مدينة فيها ثغر وثلم
And this is a city with a frontier and a breach.
والثغر ما يلي دار الحرب
And the thaghr is what borders the land of war.
الثغر الموضع الذي يكون حدا فاصلا بين بلاد المسلمين والكفار
The thaghr is the place that serves as a dividing line between the lands of Muslims and non-believers.
وقد ثغروا منها ثغرة واحدة
And they made one breach in it.
الثغرة: الثلمة
The thaghrah: the breach.
والثغر: الفم
And the thaghr: the mouth.
جعل الثغر ثمانيا، أربعا في أعلى الفم وأربعا في أسفله
He made the teeth eight, four in the upper mouth and four in the lower.
وثغره: كسر أسنانه
And to thaghara him: to break his teeth.
متى ألق مثغورا على سوء ثغره
When I meet someone with broken teeth due to his bad teeth,
ثغر الغلام ثغرا: سقطت أسنانه الرواضع، فهو مثغور
The boy's thaghara: his milk teeth fell out, so he is muthghoor.
فإذا نبتت أسنانه بعد السقوط قيل: اثغر، بتشديد الثاء، واتغر، بتشديد التاء
And when his teeth grow after falling out, it is said: athghara, with a shaddah on the tha', and ataghara, with a shaddah on the ta'.
قارح قد فر عنه جانب، ورباع جانب لم يتغر
A mature horse whose side has aged, and a four-year-old whose teeth have not fallen out.
إذا وقع مقدم الفم من الصبي قيل: اتغر، بالتاء، فإذا قلع من الرجل بعد ما يسن قيل: قد ثغر، بالثاء، فهو مثغور
When the front of a child's mouth is affected (teeth fall out), it is called 'ataghara' (with ta'). And when a tooth is pulled from a man after he has grown, it is said: 'qad thaghara' (with tha'), and he is 'mathghoor'.
واتغر: نبت، واثغر: سقط ونبت جميعا
And ataghara: to grow (teeth), and athghara: to fall out and grow together.
تبين فيه الناس، قبل اتغاره، مكارم أربى فوق مثل مثالها
People recognized in him, before his teeth fell out, virtues that surpassed his example.
اتغاره سقوط أسنانه
Atagharuhu is the falling out of his teeth.
مثغرا منفذا فأقمن مكانهن من فمه
An opening, a passage, so they (the teeth) settled in their place in his mouth.
أصل الثغر الكسر والهدم
The origin of thaghr is breaking and demolition.
وثغرت الجدار إذا هدمته
And you thaghara the wall if you demolish it.
والثغرة: نقرة النحر
And the thaghrah: the hollow of the throat.
ما بتلك الثغرة مثله
He is not like him in that region.
واحدتها ثغرة
Its singular is thaghrah.
والثغرة من النحر الهزمة التي بين الترقوتين
And the thaghrah of the throat is the notch between the collarbones.
أمكنت من سواء الثغرة أي وسط الثغرة
He reached the middle of the thaghrah, meaning the center of the hollow.
بادروا ثغر المسجد ؛ أي طرائقه
Hasten to the thaghr of the mosque; meaning its paths.
والثغرة: من خيار العشب، وهي خضراء
And the thaghrah: is among the best of grasses, and it is green.
وفاضت دموع العين حتى كأنما براد القذى، من يابس الثغر، يكحل
And the tears flowed from the eye as if the dryness of the thaghr grass were applying kohl.
ورأيت في البادية نباتا يقال له الثغر وربما خفف فيقال ثغر
And I saw in the desert a plant called al-thughr, and sometimes it is pronounced lightly as thughr.