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تري

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a specific type of menstrual discharge and a verb related to delaying or procrastinating in work. The noun 'tarriyah' refers to a subtle discharge seen by a woman after her period, indicating purity, and is distinct from actual menstrual flow.

Derived headwords

تَرَىverb
  1. 1.
    to delay, procrastinateclassical

    To be slow or hesitant in performing an action, doing something piece by piece.

يَتَرَيَّverb
  1. 1.
    to delay, procrastinateclassical

    To be slow or hesitant in performing an action, doing something piece by piece.

ترى يتري إذا تراخى في العمل فعمل شيئا بعد شيء — He delays if he is slow in work, doing something after something else.
التَّرِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    post-menstrual dischargeclassical

    A subtle discharge, less than the yellow or brown discharge, seen by a woman near her period's end, indicating she has become pure from menstruation.

  2. 2.
    slight dischargeclassical

    A subtle discharge, less than the yellow or brown discharge.

Parallel reading

ترى يتري إذا تراخى في العمل فعمل شيئا بعد شيء
He delays if he is slow in work, doing something after something else.
الترية «2». في بقية حيض المرأة أقل من الصفرة والكدرة وأخفى، تراها المرأة عند طهرها فتعلم أنها قد طهرت من حيضها
The tarriyah is a remaining discharge for a woman, less than the yellow or brown discharge and more subtle; the woman sees it upon her purification and knows she has become pure from her menses.
ولا تكون الترية إلا بعد الاغتسال
And the tarriyah only occurs after the ritual bath.
فأما ما كان في أيام الحيض فليس بترية
But what occurs during the days of menstruation is not tarriyah.
وهو بابها لأن التاء فيها زائدة
And it is its chapter because the 'ta' in it is an addition.
وهي من الرؤية
And it is from the root 'ra' (to see).