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ثطءه

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of treading upon or crushing something, and also to a small creature. It also has a meaning related to foolishness.

Derived headwords

ثَطَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tread uponboth

    To tread upon something, to crush it underfoot.

ثَطَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make foolishclassical

    To make someone foolish or stupid.

الثَّطْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature or insect.

الثُّطْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small, crawling creature or insect.

Parallel reading

ثَطَأَهُ، كَجَعَلَهُ: وَطِئَهُ.
He trod upon it, like 'ja'alahu': he trod upon it.
وَكَفَزَحَ: حَمُقَ.
And like 'faziha': he became foolish.
وَالثَّطْأَةُ، بِالضَّمِّ وَالْفَتْحِ: دُوَيْبَّةٌ.
And al-thaṭ'ah, with damma and fatha: a small creature.