ثفر

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root ثفر (th-f-r) primarily relates to the rear part of an animal's saddle or harness, specifically the strap that goes under the tail. It extends to describe actions of securing or binding in that manner, and metaphorically to describe the posterior or vulva, and also negative characterizations.

Derived headwords

الثَّفَرُnoun

1.
rear saddle strapboth
The strap of a saddle that passes under the tail of a beast of burden.
2.
posterior of an animalclassical
The posterior part of a beast, particularly the area around the tail.
3.
vulvaclassical
Metaphorically, the vulva of a female animal or human.

ثَفَرَverb

1.
to attach a rear strapboth
To attach the rear strap (ثفر) to a saddle or harness for an animal.
2.
to bind the vulvaclassical
To bind the vulva, as in the case of a woman experiencing excessive bleeding.

أَثْفَرَverb

1.
to equip with a rear strapboth
To equip an animal with a rear saddle strap (ثفر) or to secure it with one.
2.
to adorn with feathersclassical
To adorn or be adorned with feathers, as in the simile of a bird's plumage.

اِسْتَثْفَرَverb

1.
to bind oneselfboth
To bind oneself by tucking a garment between the thighs and securing it.
2.
to tuck in garmentclassical
To tuck one's garment between one's legs and secure the ends, often for wrestling or to prevent exposure.
3.
to tuck tailclassical
For a dog to tuck its tail between its legs, pressing it against its belly.

مُسْتَثْفِرadjective

1.
one who binds themselvesboth
One who tucks their garment between their legs and secures it.
2.
tucked-in tailclassical
Describing an animal, particularly a dog, that tucks its tail between its legs.

المُثَفِّرُadjective

1.
badly characterizedclassical
A person who is poorly described or characterized; a bad reputation.

المِثْفَارُadjective

1.
saddle-slipping animalclassical
A beast whose saddle tends to slip towards its rear.

الثَّفَرُnoun

1.
vulva of beastsclassical
The vulva of all types of wild beasts and clawed animals.
2.
passage of the penisclassical
The passage through which the penis enters, referring to the vulva.

المُتَضَاْجِمُadjective

1.
leaningclassical
Leaning or inclining.

المُثَفَّرُadjective

1.
badly characterizedclassical
A person who is poorly described or characterized; a bad reputation.

Parallel reading

الثفر الدابة.

The rear strap of the beast.

الثفر السير الذي في مؤخر السرج

The rear strap is the strap that is in the back of the saddle.

أثفر الدابة: عمل لها ثفرا أو شدها به.

To equip a beast with a rear strap: to make a rear strap for it or to tie it with it.

أن النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، أمر المستحاضة أن تستثفر وتلجم إذا غلبها سيلان الدم

That the Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered the woman experiencing prolonged menstruation to bind herself and use a pad when the flow of blood overcame her.

وهو أن تشد فرجها بخرقة عريضة أو قطنة تحتشي بها وتوثق طرفيها في شيء تشده على وسطها فتمنع سيلان الدم

This is to bind her private parts with a wide cloth or cotton, to insert it, and to tie its ends to something she fastens around her waist to prevent the flow of blood.

وهو مأخود من ثفر الدابة الذي يجعل تحت ذنبها

And it is taken from the rear strap of a beast which is placed under its tail.

كأن أسكتيها قد أثفرتا بريشتي حمامة.

As if her two cheekbones had been adorned with the feathers of a dove.

والمثفار من الدواب: التي ترمي بسرجها إلى مؤخرها.

And the 'al-mithfar' among beasts is one whose saddle slips towards its rear.

وهو أن يدخل الإنسان إزاره بين فخذيه ملويا ثم يخرجه.

It is for a person to tuck their lower garment between their thighs, twisting it, and then bringing it out.

والرجل يستثفر بإزاره عند الصراع إذا هو لواه على فخذيه ثم أخرجه بين فخذيه فشد طرفيه في حجزته.

And a man binds himself with his garment during a wrestling match if he twists it around his thighs and then brings it out between his thighs, securing its ends to his waist.

واستثفر الكلب إذا أدخل ذنبه بين فخذيه حتى يلزقه ببطنه، وهو الاستثفار

And a dog tucks its tail when it inserts its tail between its thighs until it presses it against its belly, and this is 'al-istithfar'.

فإذا نحن برجال طوال كأنهم الرماح مستثفرين ثيابهم

And behold, we were with tall men, as if they were spears, tucking their garments.

هو أن يدخل الرجل ثوبه بين رجليه كما يفعل الكلب بذنبه.

It is for a man to tuck his garment between his legs as a dog does with its tail.

والثفر والثفر، بسكون الفاء أيضا، لجميع ضروب السباع ولكل ذات مخلب كالحياء للناقة

And 'ath-thafar' and 'ath-thifr', with a sukoon on the faa also, refers to all kinds of wild beasts and every clawed animal, like the vulva ('al-hiyaa') of a she-camel.

وقيل: هو مسلك القضيب فيها

And it was said: it is the passage of the penis into it.

وفروة ثفر الثورة المتضاجم

And Furwah's vulva of the leaning wild ass.

بريذينة بل البراذين ثفرها،

A mule, rather the mules are its vulva,

وما عمرو إلا نعجة ساجسية، تخزل تحت الكبش، والثفر وارد ساجسية:

And 'Amr is nothing but a Sijisian ewe, that teases under the ram, and 'ath-thafar' is from the Sijisian origin:

جاءت بنا من ثفرها المنجاب

She brought us forth from her expansive vulva.

ورجل مثفر ومثفار: ثناء قبيح ونعت سوء، وزاد في المحكم: وهو الذي يؤتى.

And a man 'muthaffar' and 'mithfar' is a reprehensible praise and a bad description, and it was added in Al-Muhkam: he is one who is approached (sexually).