ثعع

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of vomiting, with related meanings of expulsion and forceful ejection. It also extends to describe speech impediments, a specific type of sound, and certain objects like pearls and shells.

Derived headwords

ثَعَّverb

1.
to vomitboth
The primary meaning of this verb is to vomit or throw up.

ثُعَاةٌnoun

1.
vomitingclassical
This is the verbal noun (masdar) for the act of vomiting.

ثُعَاعٌnoun

1.
vomitingclassical
Another verbal noun (masdar) for the act of vomiting.

ثَعَّتْverb

1.
she vomitedboth
Past tense, third person feminine singular form of the verb 'to vomit'.

ثَعَّةٌnoun

1.
a single instance of vomitingboth
Refers to one occurrence or episode of vomiting.

أَثْعَverb

1.
to vomitclassical
This is a form of the verb meaning to vomit, as cited by Ibn al-A'rabi.

ثَعَّتْverb

1.
she vomitedboth
Past tense, third person feminine singular form of the verb 'to vomit'.

ثَعَّverb

1.
to vomitclassical
This verb means to vomit, as stated by Ibn al-A'rabi.

ثَعْثَعَةٌnoun

1.
a lispclassical
Speech characterized by a lisp, specifically involving the substitution of 'th' sounds.
2.
incoherent speechclassical
Speech that lacks order or system.
3.
sound of vomitingclassical
The sound made by someone vomiting.

انْثَعَّverb

1.
to be expelledboth
Describes something being forcefully ejected or expelled, like vomit.

انْثِعَاعٌnoun

1.
expulsionboth
The verbal noun for the act of being expelled or forcefully ejected.

انْتَعَverb

1.
to vomitclassical
This verb form is used to mean vomiting, according to Ibn al-A'rabi.

انْتِعَاعٌnoun

1.
expulsionclassical
The verbal noun for the act of being expelled or forcefully ejected.

ثَعْثَعَverb

1.
to vomitclassical
To vomit, specifically referring to the sound or act.

تَثَعْثَعَverb

1.
to vomitclassical
To vomit, often implying the sound associated with it.

ثَعْثَعٌnoun

1.
pearlsclassical
Refers to pearls.
2.
oyster shellsclassical
Refers to the shells of oysters, often associated with pearls.
3.
red woolclassical
Refers to wool dyed red.

ثَعْثَعَnoun

1.
oyster shellclassical
The shell of an oyster.

Parallel reading

ثععت ثعا وثععا: قئت.

Thaa'at thaa'an wa thu'aa'an: qia'at (she vomited).

فمسح رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، صدره ودعا له فثع ثعة فخرج من جوفه جرو أسود فسعى في الأرض

So the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, wiped his chest and prayed for him, and he vomited a vomit, and a black puppy came out of his belly and ran on the earth.

قال أبو عبيد: ثع ثعة أي قاء قاءة، والثعة المرة الواحدة.

Abu Ubaid said: 'Thaa'a thaa'atan' means 'qaa'a qaa'atan' (he vomited a vomit), and 'al-thath'ah' is the single instance.

وثععت أثع، بكسر الثاء، ثعا كثععت، عن ابن الأعرابي.

And I vomited 'ath'a', with a kasra on the tha', thaa'an like 'thath'at', from Ibn al-A'rabi.

ثععت أثع ثعا وثععا، عن ابن الأعرابي

I vomited 'ath'a' thaa'an and thu'aa'an, from Ibn al-A'rabi.

يعود في ثعه حدثان مولده، ... وإن أسن تعدى غيره كلفا

He returns to his vomit in the early days of his birth... and if he grows old, he will be afflicted by others.

وهو من الثعثعة، والثعثعة: كلام فيه لثغة.

And it is from 'al-tha'th'ah', and 'al-tha'th'ah' is speech with a lisp.

وانثع القيء وانتع من فيه انثعاعا: اندفع.

And the vomit was expelled ('anthaa'a') and came out of his mouth with expulsion ('inthiaa'an'): it was ejected.

وانثع منخراه: هريقا دما، وكذلك الدم من الجرح أيضا ومن الأنف

And his nostrils gushed ('anthaa'a') blood, and likewise blood from a wound, and from the nose.

يقال ثع يثع وانثع ينثع وانتع ينتع وهاع وأثاع كله إذا قاء.

It is said: 'thath'a yathu', 'anthaa'a yanthu', 'intaa'a yanta', 'haaha', and 'athaa'a', all mean 'if he vomited'.

والثعثعة: حكاية صوت القالس، وقد تثعثع بقيئه وتثعثعه

And 'al-tha'th'ah' is the imitation of the sound of the vomiter, and he may have vomited his vomit ('tathath'a'a' or 'tathath'a'ahu').

والثعثعة: كلام رجل تغلب عليه الثاء والعين، وقيل: هو الكلام الذي لا نظام له.

And 'al-tha'th'ah' is the speech of a man dominated by the letters Tha and Ain, and it is said: it is speech that has no order.

والثعثع: اللؤلؤ.

And 'al-tha'th'a' is pearls.

ويقال للصدف ثعثع، وللصوف الأحمر ثعثع أيضا

And shells are called 'tha'th'a', and red wool is also called 'tha'th'a'.

فقيد البشتي: الثعثع، بكسر الثاءين، بخطه ثم فسر ضئب الثعثع أنه شيء له حب يزرع فأخطأ في كسر الثاءين وفي التفسير، والصواب: الثعثع، بفتح الثاءين، وهو صدف اللؤلؤ

Al-Bishti noted: 'al-tha'th'a', with a kasra on both tha's, in his handwriting, then he explained 'dhi'b al-tha'th'a' as something with seeds that is planted, so he erred in the kasra on both tha's and in the explanation. The correct reading is: 'al-tha'th'a', with a fatha on both tha's, which is the oyster shell of the pearl.