ثلل

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to groups or large quantities, particularly of sheep, but extends to groups of people, abundant wealth, and the physical act of demolition or destruction. It also encompasses concepts of ruin, collapse, and the sound of flowing water.

Derived headwords

الثُّلَّةnoun

1.
flock of sheepboth
A group of sheep, whether small or large. It can also refer specifically to a large flock of sheep or a herd of sheep.
2.
woolboth
The wool of sheep, or wool and hair and fur collectively.
3.
group of peopleboth
A company or group of people.
4.
abundance of moneyclassical
A large quantity of dirhams (money).
5.
clay structure for shadeclassical
A thing made of clay used in the desert for shade.
6.
well excavation debrisboth
The earth or mud removed from the bottom of a well.

ثُلَّةnoun

1.
group of peopleboth
A company or group of people.

ثَلّverb

1.
to demolishboth
To demolish, break down, or destroy something, especially a building or a structure.
2.
to destroyboth
To cause ruin or destruction, often referring to the downfall of a person's power or status.
3.
to pourclassical
To pour out, specifically referring to pouring dirhams (money).
4.
to defecateclassical
To defecate or pass dung, used for animals.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to demolishboth
To demolish, break down, or destroy something, especially a building or a structure.
2.
to destroyboth
To cause ruin or destruction, often referring to the downfall of a person's power or status.

أَثَلَّverb

1.
to order to repairclassical
To order something to be repaired or fixed.
2.
to cause to be abundantclassical
To make something abundant, particularly referring to people being numerous.

مُثَلّadjective

1.
demolishedboth
Demolished, broken down, or destroyed.
2.
fallenclassical
Fallen or collapsed, referring to a structure or status.

مُتَثَلِّلadjective

1.
crumblingclassical
Crumbling or falling apart little by little.

ثَلَلnoun

1.
destructionclassical
Destruction, ruin, or perishing.

ثَلَّلَverb

1.
to demolishclassical
To demolish, break down, or destroy something.

ثَلِيلnoun

1.
sound of waterclassical
The sound of water, especially its pouring or flowing.

ثَلْثَلَverb

1.
to crumbleclassical
To crumble or fall apart gradually.

الثَّلْثَلnoun

1.
demolitionclassical
Demolition or destruction.
2.
small measureclassical
A small measure or capacity.

الثَّلْثَلَانnoun

1.
dry herbageclassical
Dry herbage or fodder.

مُثَلْثَلadjective

1.
crumblingclassical
Crumbling or falling apart.

مَثَلَّverb

1.
to defecateclassical
To defecate or pass dung, used for animals.

مَثْلُولَةadjective

1.
compacted earthclassical
Compacted earth, especially in a grave or well after excavation.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to killclassical
To kill, referring to the death of a person.

أَثْلَلَverb

1.
to demolishclassical
To demolish or break.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to moveclassical
To move earth or soil, especially when excavating.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to become richclassical
To become rich or wealthy.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to perishclassical
To perish or be destroyed.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to moveclassical
To move, especially referring to soil or dust moving and scattering.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to collapseboth
To collapse or lose power, referring to a throne or a person's authority.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to breakboth
To break or shatter, often used metaphorically for power or status.

ثَلَّverb

1.
to be foolishclassical
To act foolishly or ignorantly.

Parallel reading

الثلة جماعة الغنم، قليلة كانت أو كثيرة

The thulla is a group of sheep, whether few or many.

وقيل: الثلة الضأن الكثيرة

And it was said: Al-thulla is abundant sheep.

والجمع من ذلك كله ثلل، نادر مثل بدرة وبدر

And the plural of all of that is thulal, rare like badra and badr.

لم تكن أمه براعية ثلة

His mother was not a shepherdess of a flock.

الثلة، بالفتح: جماعة الغنم، والثلة: الصوف فقط

Al-thulla, with fatha: a group of sheep, and al-thulla: only wool.

يقال: كساء جيد الثلة أي الصوف

It is said: A good cloak of thulla, meaning wool.

وحبل ثلة أي صوف

And a rope of thulla, meaning wool.

إذا كانت لليتيم ماشية فللوصي أن يصيب من ثلتها ورسلها أي من صوفها ولبنها

If the orphan has livestock, the guardian may take from its wool and milk, meaning from its wool and milk.

سمي الصوف بالثلة مجازا

Wool was metaphorically called thulla.

وقيل: الثلة الصوف والشعر والوبر إذا اجتمعت ولا يقال لواحد منها دون الآخر ثلة

And it was said: Al-thulla is wool, hair, and fur when they are gathered, and one of them alone is not called thulla.

ورجل مثل: كثير الثلة، ولا يقال للشعر ثلة ولا للوبر ثلة، فإذا اجتمع الصوف والشعر والوبر قيل: عند فلان ثلة كثيرة

And a man is muthall: having abundant thulla, and hair is not called thulla, nor is fur called thulla; but when wool, hair, and fur are gathered, it is said: So-and-so has abundant thulla.

والثلة، بالضم: الجماعة من الناس، وقد أثل الرجل فهو مثل إذا كثرت عنده الثلة

And al-thulla, with damma: a group of people, and a man is athala, and he is muthall if the group of people is numerous with him.

ثلة من الأولين وثلة من الآخرين

A group from the first ones and a group from the last ones.

فأنزل الله تعالى في أصحاب اليمين أنهم ثلتان: ثلة من هؤلاء، وثلة من هؤلاء، والمعنى هم فرقتان فرقة من هؤلاء وفرقة من هؤلاء

So Allah the Almighty revealed about the companions of the right that they are two groups: a group from these, and a group from these, meaning they are two divisions, a division from these and a division from these.

والثلة: الفئة

And al-thulla: the faction.

إن لهم ذمة الله وذمة رسوله على ديارهم وأموالهم وثلتهم

They have the covenant of Allah and the covenant of His Messenger over their homes, their properties, and their groups.

والثلة: الكثير من الدراهم

And al-thulla: a large amount of dirhams.

والثلة: شيء من طين يجعل في الفلاة يستظل به

And al-thulla: a thing made of clay in the desert for shade.

والثلة: التراب الذي يخرج من البئر

And al-thulla: the earth that comes out of a well.

وما أخرجت من أسفل الركية من الطين، وقد ثل البئر يثلها ثلا

And what you extract from the bottom of the well of mud, and you have thalla the well, meaning you excavate it.

وثلة البئر: ما أخرج من ترابها

And the thulla of the well: what is taken out of its earth.

أن يحتفر الرجل بئرا في موضع ليس بملك لأحد، فيكون له من حوالي البئر من الأرض ما يكون ملقى لثلة البئر، وهو ما يخرج من ترابها ويكون كالحريم لها، لا يدخل فيه أحد عليه حريما للبئر

That a man digs a well in a place not owned by anyone, and he has from the surroundings of the well of land what is thrown out as thulla of the well, which is what comes out of its earth and is like its protected area, and no one enters it violating its sanctity.

وتثلل التراب إذا مار فذهب وجاء

And the earth muthallal if it moves and goes and comes.

ثل إذا هلك

Thalla if he perished.

ثل إذا استغنى

Thalla if he became rich.

الثلل، بالتحريك، الهلاك

Al-thalal, with movement, is destruction.

ثللت الرجل أثله ثلا وثللا؛ عن الأصمعي، وثلهم يثلهم ثلا: أهلكهم

I thallalt a man, meaning I destroyed him, thallan and thallalan; from Al-Asma'i, and I thallalt them, meaning I destroyed them, thallan.

وصداء ألحقتهم بالثلل أي بالهلاك

And Sada' attached them to destruction, meaning to perishing.

إن يثقفوكم يلحقوكم بالثلل أي بالهلاك

If they catch you, they will attach you to destruction, meaning to perishing.

ثل البيت يثله ثلا: هدمه، وهو أن يحفر أصل الحائط ثم يدفع فينقاض، وهو أهول الهدم

Thalla the house, meaning he demolished it, which is to dig the base of the wall then push it so it collapses, and it is the most terrifying of demolitions.

وتثلل هو: تهدم وتساقط شيئا بعد شيء

And it muthallal: it crumbles and falls little by little.

ثل عرش فلان ثلا: هدم وزال أمر قومه

Thalla the throne of so-and-so, meaning it was demolished and the affairs of his people ceased.

وزال قوام أمره وأثله الله

And the support of his affair ceased, and Allah thallahu (destroyed him).

ثل عرشه ثلا تضعضعت حاله

Thalla his throne, meaning his condition weakened.

تداركتما الأحلاف قد ثل عرشها، وذبيان قد زلت بأقدامها النعل

You two remedied the allies whose throne had been demolished, and Dhubyan whose sandals had slipped.

كأنه هدم وأهلك

As if it were demolished and destroyed.

ويقال للقوم إذا ذهب عزهم: قد ثل عرشهم

And it is said of a people when their glory is gone: their throne has been demolished.

ثل الله عرشهم أي هدم ملكهم

May Allah thalla their throne, meaning demolish their kingdom.

كاد يثل عرشي أي يكسر ويهدم، وهو مثل يضرب للرجل إذا ذل وهلك

It almost thalla my throne, meaning it broke and demolished it, and it is a metaphor for a man when he is humbled and perishes.

وثل عرشه وعرشه: قتل

And thalla his throne and his throne: meaning he was killed.

وكل ما انهدم من نحو عرش الكرم والعريش الذي يتخذ شبه الظلة، فقد ثل

And everything that collapses, like the trellis of a vineyard or the arbor which is made like a shade, has been thalla.

ثل الشيء: هدمه وكسره

Thalla the thing: meaning to demolish and break it.

أثلت الشيء أي أمرت بإصلاح ما ثل منه

I athlalt the thing, meaning I ordered the repair of what was thalla from it.

وقد أثللته إذا هدمته وكسرته

And I athlaltuhu if I demolished and broke it.

ثل الدراهم يثلها ثلا: صبها

Thalla the dirhams, meaning he poured them.

وثليل الماء: صوت انصبابه

And thaleel of water: the sound of its pouring.

والثليل صوت الماء

And al-thaleel: the sound of water.

وثلت الدابة تثل أي راثت، وكذلك كل ذي حافر، ومهر مثل

And the animal thallat, meaning it defecated, and so does every hoofed animal, and a foal like it.

مثل على آريه الروث منثل

Like on its dung heap, muthall.

ثل الحافر راث

The hoofed animal thalla, meaning it defecated.

وثل التراب المجتمع حركه بيده أو كسره من أحد جوانبه

And he thalla the collected earth, meaning he moved it with his hand or broke it from one of its sides.

ثللت التراب في القبر والبئر أثله ثلا إذا أعدته فيه بعد ما تحفره

I thallalt the earth in the grave and the well, meaning I returned it to it after digging it.

إذا هلته

If you pour it.

وثلة مثلولة أي تربة مكبوسة بعد الحفر

And a thulla muthallula, meaning compacted earth after digging.

والثلثل: الهدم، بضم الثاءين

And al-thalthal: demolition, with damma on both thas.

والثلثل أيضا: مكيال صغير

And al-thalthal also: a small measure.

والثلثلان: يبيس الكلإ، والضم لغة

And al-thalthalani: dry herbage, and the damma is a dialectal variation.

يقال للرجل: ثل ثل إذا أمرته أن يحمق ويجهل

It is said to a man: Thall thall, if you order him to be foolish and ignorant.