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ثيل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to the sheath or penis of male animals like camels, goats, and bulls, and can extend to humans. It also denotes a type of creeping, ground-covering plant, often found near water, with various descriptions regarding its appearance and growth.

Derived headwords

الثيلnoun
  1. 1.
    sheath of penisboth

    The sheath or covering of the penis of a male camel, goat, or bull. It is sometimes said to refer to the penis itself and can be used metaphorically for humans, though its origin is with camels.

  2. 2.
    plantboth

    A type of plant that spreads and intertwines on the ground, often having a root system. It is described as a herb or shrub, sometimes growing on riverbanks or in meadows, and is considered an indicator of water.

الثولnoun
  1. 1.
    variant of الثيلclassical

    A linguistic variant of the word 'al-thayl', referring to the sheath of a male animal's penis. This variant is noted as having been discussed under the root 'thawl'.

الأثيلadjective
  1. 1.
    large penis sheathclassical

    Describing a male camel that has a large or wide sheath for its penis. It can also refer to the sheath itself being large.

بعير أثيلnoun
  1. 1.
    camel with large sheathclassical

    A male camel characterized by a large and wide sheath for its penis.

ثيلةnoun
  1. 1.
    single plantboth

    The singular form of 'al-thayl', referring to a single plant of the type that spreads on the ground and indicates water. It is described as a small shrub.

Parallel reading

الثيل والثيل: وعاء قضيب البعير والتيس والثور وقيل: هو القضيب نفسه وأصله في البعير.
Al-thayl and al-thayl: the sheath of the penis of the camel, the goat, and the bull; and it is said to be the penis itself, and its origin is with the camel.
وقد يقال في الإنسان
And it may be said for a human.
والثول: لغة في الثيل
And al-thawl is a linguistic variant of al-thayl.
الثيل جراب قنب البعير
Al-thayl is the sheath of the camel's penis.
ويقال بل هو قضيبه
And it is said to be its penis.
ولا يقال قنب إلا للفرس
And 'qanab' is only said for a horse.
والأثيل: الجمل العظيم الثيل
And al-atheel: the camel with a large penis sheath.
وقيل: هو وعاء قضيبه.
And it is said: it is the sheath of its penis.
وبعير أثيل: عظيم الثيل واسعه
And a camel 'atheel': large and wide in its penis sheath.
يا أيها العود الثفال الأثيل، ... ما لك، إن حث المطي، تزحل؟
O you old, heavy-bottomed, large-sheathed one, ... what is wrong with you, if the mounts are urged, that you drag?
والثيل: نبات يشتبك في الأرض
And al-thayl: a plant that intertwines on the ground.
فإذا كان قصيرا سمي نجما.
And if it is short, it is called 'najm'.
والثيل: حشيش، وقيل: نبت يكون على شطوط الأنهار في الرياض
And al-thayl: a herb, and it is said: a plant that grows on the banks of rivers in meadows.
جمعه نجم
Its plural is 'najm'.
وهو من النبات الذي يستدل به على الماء
And it is among the plants by which water is indicated.
واحدته ثيلة.
Its singular is 'thaylah'.
الثيلة شجيرة خضراء كأنها أول بذر الحب حين تخرج صغارا.
Al-thaylah is a green shrub, like the first seed of grain when it emerges small.
الثيل ضرب من النبات يقال إنه لحية التيس.
Al-thayl is a type of plant, said to be the goat's beard.