ثور

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

The root ثور (thwr) primarily relates to the concept of stirring, moving, or turning, often associated with plowing or agitation. It also extends to specific entities like bulls, celestial bodies, geographical locations, and tribal names, likely derived from the idea of movement or prominence.

Derived headwords

ثَارَverb

1.
to stir upboth
To cause something to move, agitate, or rise up. This can refer to physical stirring or the instigation of conflict or emotion.
2.
to rise upboth
To ascend, to move upwards, or to become agitated and rise in rebellion or anger.

مُثِيرَةnoun

1.
plowing animalclassical
Refers to animals used for plowing, specifically oxen or cows, because they stir the earth.

أراد بالمثيرة بقر الحرث لأنها تثير الأرض — He intended by 'al-mutheerah' the cattle of plowing because they stir the earth.

ثَوْرnoun

1.
bullboth
A male bovine animal, often associated with strength and plowing.
2.
Taurus (constellation)both
A constellation in the zodiac, represented by a bull.
3.
white spot on nailclassical
A white mark or spot found at the base of a human fingernail.

والثور: برج من بروج السماء، على التشبيه — And the bull: a sign of the celestial spheres, by way of analogy.

والثور: البياض الذي في أسفل ظفر الإنسان — And the bull: the whiteness found at the base of a human fingernail.

ثَوْرname

1.
Thawr (tribe)both
A tribe from the Arab lineage of Tamim, and also a clan within the Rabab tribe.
2.
Thawr (mountain)both
A mountain near Mecca, also known as Thawr Athhal, famous for the cave where Prophet Muhammad took refuge during his migration.

وثور: حي من تميم — And Thawr: a tribe from Tamim.

وثور بناحية الحجاز: جبل قريب من مكة يسمى ثور أطحل — And Thawr in the Hijaz region: a mountain near Mecca called Thawr Athhal.

وفيه الغار نسب إليه ثور بن عبد مناة لأنه نزله — And in it is the cave; it is attributed to Thawr bin Abd Manaf because he descended into it.

سُفْيَان الثَّوْرِيّname

1.
Sufyan al-Thawriclassical
A prominent early Islamic scholar and traditionist, whose lineage is traced back to the tribe of Thawr.

وإليهم نسب سفيان الثوري — And Sufyan al-Thawri is attributed to them.

عِيرname

1.
ʿAyr (mountain)classical
A mountain known to be in Medina, mentioned in contrast with Mount Thawr in Mecca regarding sacred boundaries.

أما عير فجبل معروف بالمدينة — As for ʿAyr, it is a mountain known in Medina.

Parallel reading

أنه كتب لأهل جرش بالحمى الذي حماه لهم للفرس والراحلة والمثيرة ؛ أراد بالمثيرة بقر الحرث لأنها تثير الأرض.

He wrote for the people of Jarash the protected area that he designated for them for horses, pack animals, and plowing animals; he intended by 'al-mutheerah' the cattle of plowing because they stir the earth.

والثور: برج من بروج السماء، على التشبيه.

And the bull: a sign of the celestial spheres, by way of analogy.

والثور: البياض الذي في أسفل ظفر الإنسان.

And the bull: the whiteness found at the base of a human fingernail.

وثور: حي من تميم.

And Thawr: a tribe from Tamim.

وبنو ثور: بطن من الرباب وإليهم نسب سفيان الثوري.

And the Banu Thawr: a clan of the Rabab, and Sufyan al-Thawri is attributed to them.

ثور بن عبد مناة بن أد بن طابخة بن إلياس بن مضر وهم رهط سفيان الثوري.

Thawr bin Abd Manaf bin Ad bin Tabikha bin Ilyas bin Mudar, and they are the kin of Sufyan al-Thawri.

وثور بناحية الحجاز: جبل قريب من مكة يسمى ثور أطحل.

And Thawr in the Hijaz region: a mountain near Mecca called Thawr Athhal.

غيره: ثور جبل بمكة وفيه الغار نسب إليه ثور بن عبد مناة لأنه نزله.

Others said: Thawr is a mountain in Mecca, and in it is the cave; it is attributed to Thawr bin Abd Manaf because he descended into it.

وفي الحديث: أنه حرم ما بين عير إلى ثور.

And in the hadith: that he prohibited the area between ʿAyr and Thawr.

هما جبلان، أما عير فجبل معروف بالمدينة، وأما ثور فالمعروف أنه بمكة، وفيه الغار الذي بات فيه سيدنا رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، لما هاجر، وهو المذكور في القرآن؛

They are two mountains; as for ʿAyr, it is a mountain known in Medina, and as for Thawr, it is known to be in Mecca, and in it is the cave where our master the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, stayed when he migrated, and it is the one mentioned in the Quran;

وفي رواية قليلة ما بين عير وأحد، وأحد بالمدينة، قال: فيكون ثور غلطا من الراوي وإن كان هو الأشهر في الرواية والأكثر،

And in a less common narration, between ʿAyr and Uhud, and Uhud is in Medina. He said: So Thawr would be a mistake from the narrator, even if it is the most famous and most frequent in narration,

وقيل: إن عيرا جبل بمكة ويكون المراد أنه حرم من المدينة قدر ما بين عير وثور من مكة أو حرم المدينة تحريما مثل تحريم ما بين عير وثور بمكة على حذف المضاف ووصف المصدر المحذوف.

And it was said: ʿAyr is a mountain in Mecca, and what is meant is that the area from Medina was prohibited by the extent of the area between ʿAyr and Thawr from Mecca, or Medina was prohibited with a prohibition like the prohibition of the area between ʿAyr and Thawr in Mecca, with the deletion of the possessive and the description of the deleted masdar.

وقال أبو عبيد: أهل المدينة لا يعرفون بالمدينة جبلا يقال له ثور «2».

And Abu Ubaid said: The people of Medina do not know of a mountain in Medina called Thawr.

وإنما ثور بمكة.

Indeed, Thawr is in Mecca.

وقال غيره: إلى بمعنى مع كأنه جعل المدينة مضافة إلى مكة في التحريم.

And others said: 'ila' means 'with', as if he made Medina associated with Mecca in the prohibition.