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ثدق

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the rapid and abundant falling of rain, often described as pouring or streaming. It also extends to the concept of dew and can be used metaphorically for flowing or being copious. Additionally, it appears as a proper noun for a horse and a place.

Derived headwords

ثَدَقَverb
  1. 1.
    to pour down rapidlyboth

    Rain poured from the clouds quickly and abundantly, similar to 'wadq'.

ثَدْقnoun
  1. 1.
    dewclassical

    The apparent dew, as mentioned by Ibn al-A'rabi.

تباعد من الثادق — Stay away from the dew. — <English translation>
ثادِقadjective
  1. 1.
    pouringboth

    Describing clouds that are pouring rain rapidly.

  2. 2.
    flowingboth

    Describing a valley that is flowing or full of water.

وسحاب ثادق — and pouring clouds
وواد ثادق — and a flowing valley
ثادِقname
  1. 1.
    Thadiq (horse's name)classical

    The name of a horse belonging to Hajib ibn Habib al-Asadi, and also to Manqidh ibn Tarif.

وبـاتـت تـلـوم عـلـى ثـادق ... لـيـشـرى فـقـد جـد عـصـيـانـهـا — And she spent the night blaming Thadiq... as if to be sold, her disobedience has indeed intensified.
ألا إن نجواك في ثادق ... سواء علي وإعلانها — Indeed, your secret talk about Thadiq... is the same to me as your public declaration.
ثادِقname
  1. 1.
    Thadiq (place name)classical

    A place name mentioned by Zuhayr and Labid.

فوادي البدي فالطوي فثادق — Then the valley of al-Badi, then al-Tawi, then Thadiq,
فأجماد ذي رقد فأكناف ثادق — Then the mountains of Dhi Raqd, then the environs of Thadiq,

Parallel reading

ثَدَقَ المطر: خرج من السحاب خروجا سريعا وجد نحو الودق.
Rain 'thadaqa': it came out of the clouds quickly and abundantly, similar to 'wadq'.
وسحاب ثادق وواد ثادق أي سائل.
And a 'thadiqun' cloud and a 'thadiqun' valley, meaning flowing.
الثدق والثادق الندى الظاهر.
Al-thadq and al-thadiq are the apparent dew.
تباعد من الثادق.
Stay away from the dew.
ثَدَقَ المطر من السحاب إذا خرج خروجا سريعا.
Rain 'thadaqa' from the clouds when it comes out quickly.
وبـاتـت تـلـوم عـلـى ثـادق ... لـيـشـرى فـقـد جـد عـصـيـانـهـا
And she spent the night blaming Thadiq... as if to be sold, her disobedience has indeed intensified.
ألا إن نجواك في ثادق ... سواء علي وإعلانها
Indeed, your secret talk about Thadiq... is the same to me as your public declaration.
فوادي البدي فالطوي فثادق، ... فوادي القنان جزعه فأثاكله
Then the valley of al-Badi, then al-Tawi, then Thadiq, ... then the valley of al-Qinan, its dry ground and its adjacent areas.
فأجماد ذي رقد فأكناف ثادق، ... فصارة توفي فوقها فالأعابلا
Then the mountains of Dhi Raqd, then the environs of Thadiq, ... then the stream flowing over them and the high ground.