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ثبط

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of hindering, delaying, or preventing someone or something from proceeding. It also extends to meanings of being slow, heavy, or stationary, and in some contexts, to illness causing immobility.

Derived headwords

ثَبَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to hinderboth

    To prevent someone from doing something or going somewhere, often by occupying them with something else.

  2. 2.
    to delayboth

    To cause a delay or hold-up.

  3. 3.
    to discourageboth

    To make someone less determined or enthusiastic about doing something.

تَثْبِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    hindranceboth

    The act of hindering, delaying, or preventing someone from proceeding.

  2. 2.
    discouragementboth

    The act of making someone less determined or enthusiastic.

  3. 3.
    impedimentboth

    An obstacle or obstruction that prevents progress.

ثَبَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to delayboth

    To cause someone or something to be slow or to wait.

  2. 2.
    to hold backboth

    To restrain or keep someone from moving forward.

ثَبَطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    delayboth

    A state of being delayed or held back.

  2. 2.
    holding backboth

    The act of restraining or keeping someone from proceeding.

ثَبَّتَverb
  1. 1.
    to make stationaryboth

    To cause someone or something to remain in one place or state.

  2. 2.
    to hold firmboth

    To make something stable or fixed.

تَثَبَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be delayedboth

    To experience a delay or hold-up.

  2. 2.
    to be held backboth

    To be restrained or prevented from moving forward.

  3. 3.
    to be slowboth

    To move or act slowly.

أَثْبَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to immobilize (illness)classical

    When illness causes someone to be unable to move or recover easily.

ثَبَطَةadjective
  1. 1.
    slowboth

    Characterized by slowness and lack of quickness.

  2. 2.
    heavyboth

    Having great weight or bulk; slow-moving.

  3. 3.
    sluggishboth

    Lacking energy or quickness; slow-moving.

ثَبَطnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    The quality of being slow or delayed.

  2. 2.
    holding backboth

    The act of restraining or preventing progress.

Parallel reading

ثبطه عن الشيء تثبيطا إذا شغله عنه
He hindered him from the thing, hindering him, if he occupied him away from it.
ولكن كره الله انبعاثهم فثبطهم
But Allah disliked their being sent forth, so He held them back.
التثبيط ردك الإنسان عن الشيء يفعله
Tathbeet is your preventing a person from the thing he does.
أي كره الله أن يخرجوا معكم فردهم عن الخروج
Meaning, Allah disliked that they go out with you, so He prevented them from going out.
وثبطه عن الشيء ثبطا وثبطه: ريثه وثبته
And he delayed him from the thing, a delay, and he held him back: he made him wait and kept him stationary.
وثبطه على الأمر فتثبط: وقفه عليه فتوقف
And he made him stationary upon the matter, so he became stationary: he stopped him upon it, so he stopped.
وأثبطه المرض إذا لم يكد يفارقه
And illness immobilized him if it almost did not leave him.
وثبطت الرجل ثبطا: حبسته، بالتخفيف
And I held back the man, a holding back: I detained him, with lightness.
كانت سودة امرأة ثبطة أي ثقيلة بطيئة من التثبيط وهو التعويق والشغل عن المراد
Sawdah was a woman who was thabita, meaning heavy and slow, from tathbeet, which is hindrance and occupation from what is intended.
وهم العشيرة إن يثبط حاسد
And they are the kin, if an envier hinders.
معناه إن بحث عن معايبها
Its meaning is if he searches for its faults.