ثجل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes largeness, bulkiness, and spaciousness, particularly related to the abdomen and belly. It can also refer to a large or significant portion, especially of time, and in a figurative sense, a severe misfortune.

Derived headwords

ثَجَلnoun

1.
Abdominal bulkboth
The large size and looseness of the abdomen.
2.
Prominent flanksclassical
The protrusion of the flanks.

ثَجَلَverb

1.
To be large-belliedboth
To have a large and loose abdomen.

ثَجَلًاnoun

1.
Largeness of bellyboth
The state or quality of having a large and loose abdomen.

أَثْجَلadjective

1.
Large-belliedboth
Having a large and loose abdomen.
2.
Large portion (of night)classical
A large, substantial segment of the night.

مُثَجَّلadjective

1.
Large-belliedboth
Similar to أثجل, describing someone with a large and loose abdomen.
2.
Large and spaciousclassical
Describing something as large and capacious.

ثَجْلَةnoun

1.
Abdominal size/capacityboth
The size and spaciousness of the abdomen.

ثَجْلَاءadjective

1.
Large-bellied (female)both
Describing a woman with a large and loose abdomen.
2.
Large and spacious (container)classical
Describing a container, like a waterskin, as large and capacious.

الأَثْجَلَيْنnoun

1.
Severe misfortuneclassical
A grave or calamitous situation, often brought about by harsh words.

Parallel reading

عظم البطن واسترخاؤه

The largeness and looseness of the abdomen.

هو خروج الخاصرتين

It is the protrusion of the flanks.

ثجل ثجلا وهو أثجل

He had a large belly, with the root meaning 'thajala', and he is 'athjal'.

لا هجرعا رخوا ولا مثجلا

Neither flaccidly loose nor large-bellied.

لم تزر به ثجلة

Her abdomen was not large (or loose).

أي ضخم بطن

Meaning a large abdomen.

الثجلة، بالضم، عظم البطن وسعته

Al-thajlah, with dammah, is the largeness and spaciousness of the abdomen.

رجل أثجل بين الثجل وامرأة ثجلاء

A large-bellied man, between 'al-thajl', and a large-bellied woman.

وجلة ثجلاء عظيمة

A fearful, large-bellied, and large woman.

وعندهم البرني في جلل ثجل

And they had the Barni wheat in a large, ample quantity.

ومزادة ثجلاء: عظيمة واسعة

And a large waterskin: large and spacious.

مشي الروابا بالمزاد الأثجل

The walking of the water-carriers with the large waterskins.

والأثجل: القطعة الضخمة من الليل

And 'al-athjal': the large segment of the night.

وأقطع الأثجل بعد الأثجل

And I traversed large segments of the night after large segments of the night.

وشيء مثجل أي ضخم

And something 'muthajjal' means large.

طعن فلان فلانا الأثجلين

So-and-so struck so-and-so with 'al-athjalayn' (a grave misfortune).