ثلم

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of breaking, chipping, or making a notch in something, particularly along an edge or surface. It extends to describe the resulting defect, a breach, or a gap, and can also refer to a loss in wealth or a specific type of poetic meter.

Derived headwords

ثَلَمَverb

1.
to chip, to break off an edgeboth
To break off a part of the edge or rim of an object like a vessel or a sword.

يَثْلِمُهُverb

1.
it chips itboth
The present tense form of the verb 'to chip', indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

ثُلِمَverb

1.
it was chippedboth
The passive past tense form, indicating that an object has had its edge chipped or broken.

فَانْثَلَمَverb

1.
it became chippedboth
The past tense of the verb 'to become chipped' or 'to break off', often used intransitively.

تَثَلَّمَverb

1.
to be chipped, to breakboth
A verb form indicating that something has become chipped or broken, often implying a gradual process or repeated damage.

ثُلْمَةnoun

1.
a chip, a notchboth
The place or the defect where something has been chipped or broken off, especially on an edge.
2.
a breach, a gapboth
A defect or opening in a wall or other structure.
3.
a broken part of a cliffclassical
Specifically, a breach or gap in a broken cliff face.

ثُلْمnoun

1.
chipping, breakingboth
The masdar (verbal noun) for the act of chipping or breaking an edge.
2.
a breach, a gapboth
A defect or opening, similar to 'thulmah'.
3.
loss in wealthclassical
A portion of wealth that has been lost or depleted.
4.
a type of poetic meter defectclassical
In prosody, a specific type of defect (kharm) in certain meters like al-tawil and al-mutagarib.

مَثْلُومadjective

1.
chipped, brokenboth
The passive participle, describing an object that has had its edge chipped or broken.

أَثْلَمَadjective

1.
full of earth and stonesclassical
Describing ground or a place filled with earth and stones, similar to 'athlab'.

مُثْلِمname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A proper noun used as a name for a specific location.

المُتَثَلِّمname

1.
the chipped placeclassical
A place that is chipped or broken, often used as a proper noun for a location.

المَثْلَمname

1.
name of a placeclassical
A proper noun used as a name for a specific location.

أبو المثلمname

1.
Abu al-Muthallimclassical
A kunya (patronymic or teknonym) referring to one of the poets.

Parallel reading

ثلم الإناء والسيف ونحوه يثلمه ثلما وثلمه فانثلم وتثلم: كسر حرفه.

A vessel, a sword, and the like are chipped (thulima), it chips it (yathlimuhu) a chipping (thulman), and it was chipped (thulima), it became chipped (infathalama), and it became chipped (tathallama): its edge was broken.

يقال في الإناء ثلم إذا انكسر من شفته شيء

It is said of a vessel that it is chipped (thulima) if something breaks from its rim.

وفي السيف ثلم.

And in a sword, there is a chip (thulm).

والثلمة: الموضع الذي قد انثلم

And the thulmah is the place that has become chipped.

وقد انثلم الحائط وتثلم

And the wall has become chipped (infathalama) and chipped (tathallama).

ثلمت الحائط أثلمه، بالكسر، ثلما فهو مثلوم.

I chipped the wall, I chip it (athlimuhu), with a kasra, a chipping (thulman), so it is chipped (mathlum).

والثلمة: الخلل في الحائط وغيره.

And the thulmah is the defect or gap in a wall and elsewhere.

وفي الحديث: أنه نهى عن الشرب من ثلمة القدح أي موضع الكسر

And in the Hadith: that he forbade drinking from the thulmah of a cup, meaning the place of the break.

والثلمة: فرجة الجرف المكسور.

And the thulmah is the breach of a broken cliff.

والثلم في الوادي، بالتحريك: أن ينثلم جرفه

And the thulm in a valley, with harakah, is that its bank becomes chipped.

وكذلك هو في النؤي والحوض

And likewise it is in a cistern and a basin.

والثلم في العروض: نوع من الخرم وهو يكون في الطويل والمتقارب.

And the thulm in prosody is a type of kharm, and it occurs in al-tawil and al-mutagarib.

وثلم في ماله ثلمة إذا ذهب منه شيء.

And he suffered a loss (thulmah) in his wealth if something went from it.

والأثلم: التراب والحجارة كالأثلب

And al-Athlam: earth and stones, like al-Athlab.

أحلف لا أعطي الخبيث درهما ... ظلما، ولا أعطيه إلا الأثلما

I swear I will not give the wicked one a dirham ... unjustly, nor will I give him except al-Athlama.

والمتثلم: موضع رواه أهل المدينة في بيت زهير: بحومانة الدراج فالمتثلم

And al-Mutathallim: a place, narrated by the people of Medina in the verse of Zuhayr: 'In Humana al-Darraj and al-Mutathallim'.

ورواية غيرهم من أهل الحجاز: فالمتثلم.

And the narration of others from the people of Hijaz: 'and al-Mutathallim'.

هل رام أم لم يرم ذو الجزع فالثلم، ... ذاك الهوى منك لا دان ولا أمم

Did he aim or not aim, the owner of the camel's hump, and al-Thalm, ... that desire from you is neither religious nor common.