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ثهل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of spreading out or lying flat on the ground. It also appears in proper nouns, specifically names of mountains and places.

Derived headwords

الثَّهْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Spreading out on the groundclassical

    The act of spreading out or lying flat upon the earth.

ثَهَلَانname
  1. 1.
    Thahlan (mountain)classical

    A well-known mountain, mentioned in poetry.

  2. 2.
    Thahlan (place)classical

    A location in the desert, also referred to as a place of misguidance.

ثَهْلَلname
  1. 1.
    Thahlal (name)classical

    A name, possibly referring to a person or a place, associated with misguidance.

Parallel reading

الانْبِسَاط عَلَى الأَرْض
Spreading out on the ground
وثهلان: جبل معروف
And Thahlan: a known mountain
عِقَابٌ تَدَلَّتْ مِنْ شَمَارِيخِ ثَهْلَانَ
Eagles descended from the peaks of Thahlan
وثهلان أيضا: موضع بالبادية
And Thahlan also: a place in the desert
وهو الضلال بن ثهلل وفهلل، لا ينصرف
And he is Al-Dalal bin Thahlal wa Fahlal, indeclinable
وهو الذي لا يعرف
And he is the one who is unknown
هو الضلال بن ثهلل وثهلل، حكاه في باب قعدد وقعدد
He is Al-Dalal bin Thahlal wa Thahlal, he narrated it in the chapter of Qadada wa Qadada