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ثرمط

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being wet, muddy, or swollen, particularly in relation to liquids and food consumption. It also extends to describe a person who is large-mouthed and a glutton.

Derived headwords

الثَّرْمَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wet mudboth

    Refers to wet, sticky mud.

ثَرْمَطَةnoun
  1. 1.
    wet mudclassical

    An alternative form for wet, sticky mud.

اِثْرَنْمَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to swell upclassical

    Used to describe a waterskin becoming swollen.

الاِثْرَنْمَاطnoun
  1. 1.
    swollen waterskinclassical

    The state of a waterskin being swollen, especially when it is rancid or the milk within has thickened.

الثَّرْمُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    gluttonclassical

    A person who takes large bites and eats excessively.

Parallel reading

الطين الرطب
wet mud
وقع فلان في ثرمطة
So-and-so fell into wet mud
واثرنمط السقاء إذا انتفخ
And the waterskin became swollen when it inflated
تأكل بقل الريف حتى تحبطا
She eats the greens of the countryside until her stomach is distended
فبطنها كالوطب حين اثرنمطا
And her belly was like a milk-skin when it became swollen
اطمحرار السقاء إذا راب ورغا
The swelling of the waterskin when it becomes rancid and frothy
وكرثأ إذا ثخن اللبن عليه كرثأة مثل اللبإ الخثر
And it thickened as the milk became thick upon it, like curdled milk
الرجل العظيم اللقم الكثير الأكل
The man who takes large bites and eats a lot