ثوع

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to spreading out or moving freely in the land, often in the context of obedience. It also denotes a specific type of large, evergreen tree with distinctive foliage and no fruit, and related terms for casting or a jinxed person.

Derived headwords

ثَعْ ثَعَverb

1.
to spread out, move freelyclassical
To move about freely and expansively in the land, often in the context of obedience to a command.

ثَوْعnoun

1.
treeclassical
A type of large tree found in the land, characterized by a thick trunk, clusters of fruit resembling terebinth, evergreen foliage, and broad leaves like those of a walnut tree. It has spreading branches but no fruit and is not utilized for any purpose.

ثَوْعَةnoun

1.
a tree (singular)classical
The singular form of ثَوْع (tha'w), referring to one instance of the specific tree described.

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
a tree (similar)classical
A tree that resembles the ثَوْعَة (tha'wah), indicating a similar species or appearance.

الثَّاعِيnoun

1.
caster, throwerclassical
One who casts or throws something.

الثَّاعَةnoun

1.
a throwclassical
An act of casting or throwing.

الثُّوَّاعَةnoun

1.
unlucky, foolish manclassical
A man who is considered unlucky and foolish.

Parallel reading

ثع ثع إذا أمرته بالانبساط في البلاد في طاعة

He spread out when you ordered him to move freely in the land in obedience.

والثوع: شجر من أشجار البلاد عظام تسمو له ساق غليظة وعناقيد كعناقيد البطم، وهو مما تدوم خضرته، وورقه مثل ورق الجوز، وهو سبط الأغصان وليس له حمل ولا ينتفع به في شيء، واحدته ثوعة

And the tha'w: a tree from the great trees of the land, it grows a thick trunk and clusters like terebinth clusters, and it is evergreen, and its leaves are like walnut leaves, and it has spreading branches and no fruit and is not useful for anything, its singular is tha'wah.

قال الدينوري: الثعبة شجرة تشبه الثوعة

Al-Dinawari said: The thu'bah is a tree that resembles the tha'wah.

وحكى الأزهري عن أبي عمرو: الثاعي القاذف

And Al-Azhari narrated from Abu Amr: The tha'i is the caster.

وعن ابن الأعرابي: الثاعة القذفة

And from Ibn Al-A'rabi: The tha'ah is the throw.

وذكر ابن بري أن ابن خالويه حكى عن العامري: أن الثواعة الرجل النحس الأحمق

And Ibn Bariy mentioned that Ibn Khalaweh narrated from Al-Ameri: that the thuwwa'ah is the unlucky, foolish man.