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دلثع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes characteristics related to fleshiness, unpleasantness, and greed. It also extends to describe a clear or easy path.

Derived headwords

الدلثعnoun
  1. 1.
    fat personboth

    A man who is characterized by having a lot of flesh.

  2. 2.
    foul personclassical

    A person who is foul-smelling and dirty.

  3. 3.
    greedy personclassical

    A person who is excessively eager and covetous.

دلثعnoun
  1. 1.
    thick gumsclassical

    Referring to gums that are thick with flesh.

دلاثعnoun
  1. 1.
    thick gumsclassical

    Plural form referring to gums that are thick with flesh.

الدلنثعnoun
  1. 1.
    clear pathclassical

    A path that is evident and easy to see.

الدلثعnoun
  1. 1.
    easy pathclassical

    A path that is easy to traverse, without any difficult inclines or declines.

Parallel reading

الدلثع من الرجال: الكثير اللحم
Ad-daltha' of men: the one with much flesh.
وهو أيضا المنتن القذر
And he is also the foul-smelling, the dirty one.
وهو أيضا الشره الحريص
And he is also the greedy, the eager one.
الدلثع الكثير لحم اللثة
Ad-daltha' is one with much flesh of the gums.
ودلاثع حمر لثاتهم
And their gums are red and fleshy.
أبلين شرابين للجزر
We have worn out two types of drink for the camels.
والدلثع الطريق الواضح
And ad-dalthan' is the clear path.
الدلثع الطريق السهل
Ad-daltha' is the easy path.
وقيل: هو أسهل طريق يكون في سهل أو حزن، لا حطوط فيه ولا هبوط
And it is said: it is the easiest path, whether on flat ground or rough terrain, with no steep descents or ascents.