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الثفاء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the mustard plant and its seeds. It also extends to the concept of breaking or reducing something's intensity, specifically the boiling of a pot.

Derived headwords

الثِّفَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    mustardboth

    The plant known as mustard, or its seeds.

  2. 2.
    cressclassical

    Alternatively, it can refer to the plant known as cress.

ثَفَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to break boilingclassical

    To break the boiling or intense bubbling of a pot.

Parallel reading

الثفاء، كقراء: الخردل، أو الحرف، واحدته بهاء.
Al-thifā', like qirā': mustard, or cress, its singular is thafā'ah.
وثفأ القدر، كمنع: كسر غليانها.
And thafa'a the pot, like mana'a: to break its boiling.