ثعب

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the flowing or gushing of liquids, especially water and blood. It also extends to describe channels for water, and metaphorically, to things that are long and flowing, or even to specific creatures and facial features.

Derived headwords

ثَعَبَverb

1.
to gush, to flowboth
Water or blood gushed forth forcefully.

انْثَعَبَverb

1.
to gush forthboth
To flow out or gush forth, often used for liquids like water or blood.

ثَعْبnoun

1.
gushingclassical
The act of gushing or flowing out forcefully.
2.
water channelboth
A channel or stream bed, especially for water.

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
lizardclassical
A type of noxious lizard, often described as having a green head.
2.
mouseclassical
A mouse.
3.
plantclassical
A type of tree or plant.

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
large snakeboth
A large, long snake, sometimes specifically referring to a male snake, or generally to any snake.
2.
water channelboth
A channel or stream bed, plural of ثعب.

مَثْعَبnoun

1.
water channelboth
A channel or conduit for water, especially in a city.

ثَعُوبadjective

1.
flowingclassical
Describing water or blood that flows or gushes.

أَثْعُوبadjective

1.
flowingclassical
Describing water that is flowing or running.

أَثْعَبَverb

1.
to flowclassical
To flow or gush, used for water.

أَثْعَبَانnoun

1.
flowing waterclassical
Water that is flowing or running.
2.
handsome faceclassical
A distinguished and fair face.

أَثْعَبِيّadjective

1.
handsomeclassical
Describing a distinguished and fair face.

ثَعَابِيبnoun

1.
flowing waterclassical
Clear, extended streams of water.

ثُعْبَانَةnoun

1.
large snakeclassical
A large, long snake.

مَثَاعِبnoun

1.
water channelsboth
The channels or conduits for water in a city.

ثُعْبَانِيّadjective

1.
handsomeclassical
Describing a distinguished and fair face.

Parallel reading

ثعب الماء والدم كمنع: فجره فانثعب.

Water and blood gushed forth like 'mana'a': it burst forth and flowed.

وماء ثعب وثعب وأثعوب وأثعبان: سائل.

And water that is 'tha'b', 'tha'b', 'ath'oob', and 'ath'baan' means flowing.

والثعب: مسيل الوادي، ج: ثعبان.

And 'ath-tha'b' is the stream bed of a valley, plural: 'thua'baan'.

ومثاعب المدينة: مسايل مائها.

And the 'matha'ib' of the city are its water channels.

والثعبة، بالضم أو كهمزة، ووهم الجوهري: وزغة خبيثة خضراء الرأس، والفأرة، وشجر.

And 'ath-thu'bah', with dammah or like hamzah, and it is an error by Al-Jawhari, is a noxious lizard with a green head, a mouse, and a tree.

والثعبان: الحية الضخمة الطويلة، أو الذكر خاصة، أو عام.

And 'ath-thu'baan' is the huge, long snake, or specifically the male, or general.

والأثعبي، بالفتح، والأثعبان والأثعباني بضمهما: الوجه الفخم في حسن وبياض.

And 'al-ath'abee', with fatha, and 'al-ath'baan' and 'al-ath'baanee' with dammah, refer to a distinguished face in beauty and fairness.

وفوه يجري ثعابيب، أي: ماء صاف متمدد.

And his mouth flows with 'tha'aabeeb', meaning clear, extended streams of water.

والثعوب: المرة.

And 'ath-tha'oob' means 'al-marrah' (once).