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علثه

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of mixing, confusion, and entanglement. It extends to actions related to preparing animal skins, the act of striking fire, and the state of being mixed or impure. It also touches upon specific geographical locations, intense combat, and certain types of food or mixtures.

Derived headwords

عَلَثَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to mixboth

    To mix or blend things together.

  2. 2.
    to gatherclassical

    To gather or collect things.

  3. 3.
    to tan (a waterskin)classical

    To tan a waterskin using the 'Arta' plant.

  4. 4.
    to fail to ignite (fire drill)classical

    When a fire drill fails to produce fire.

يَعْلَثُهُverb
  1. 1.
    he mixes itboth

    The present tense conjugation of the verb 'to mix'.

العَلَثnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, specifically an eastern district of the Tigris river.

  2. 2.
    intense fightingclassical

    Intense fighting and persistent engagement in combat.

العَلَثُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense fightingclassical

    Intense fighting and persistent engagement in combat.

العُلَيْثnoun
  1. 1.
    bread typeclassical

    A type of bread made from barley and wheat.

العَلَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mixture of foodclassical

    A mixture of ghee (samin) and dried yogurt (aqat).

  2. 2.
    any mixtureclassical

    Any two things that are mixed together.

  3. 3.
    a man's nameclassical

    A man from the tribe of Bani Al-Ahwas.

  4. 4.
    a collectorclassical

    A man who gathers things from various sources.

العُلْثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a blood relativeclassical

    A blood relative or something that clings, similar to 'alaqah'.

ككتفnoun
  1. 1.
    illegitimate childclassical

    One who is attributed to a father other than his biological one, similar to 'mu'talth'.

  2. 2.
    persistent pursuerclassical

    One who persistently pursues someone who owes them something.

المُعْتَلَثadjective
  1. 1.
    illegitimateclassical

    One whose lineage is uncertain or attributed to the wrong father.

  2. 2.
    persistentclassical

    One who is persistent in demanding something.

اعْتَلَثَ زَنْدًاverb
  1. 1.
    to take an uncertain fire drillclassical

    To take a fire drill stick from wood whose ability to ignite is unknown.

  2. 2.
    to use an unsuitable toolclassical

    To use a fire drill stick when its source or suitability is not carefully chosen.

التَّعَلُّثnoun
  1. 1.
    pretenseclassical

    Pretense or making excuses.

  2. 2.
    clingingclassical

    Clinging to something or someone.

  3. 3.
    lack of thoroughnessclassical

    Abandoning thoroughness or proper execution.

أعلاث الزادnoun
  1. 1.
    mixed provisionsclassical

    Provisions that are eaten without careful selection of components.

من الشجرnoun
  1. 1.
    mixed cuttingsclassical

    Mixed cuttings from trees used for striking fire, like 'marakh' and dry wood.

Parallel reading

علثه يعلثه: خلطه
He mixed it, he mixes it: he mixed it.
وجمعه
And he gathered it.
والسقاء: دبغه بالأرطى
And the waterskin: he tanned it with the 'Arta' plant.
والزند: لم يور
And the fire drill stick: it did not ignite.
والعلث: ة شرقي دجلة
And Al-'Alath: an eastern district of the Tigris.
ومحركة: شدة القتال، واللزوم له
And its vowelization (with fathah): intense fighting, and persistent engagement in it.
والعليث: خبز من شعير وحنطة
And Al-'Ulayth: bread made from barley and wheat.
والعلاثة: سمن وأقط يخلط
And Al-'Alathah: ghee and dried yogurt mixed together.
وكل شيئين خلطا
And any two things that are mixed.
ورجل من بني الأحوص
And a man from the tribe of Bani Al-Ahwas.
والرجل الذي يجمع من ههنا وههنا
And the man who gathers from here and there.
والعلثة، بالضم: العلقة
And Al-'Ulthah, with dammah: the blood relative or clinging thing.
وككتف: المنسوب إلى غير أبيه
And like 'Katif': one attributed to a father other than his own.
كالمعتلث، والملازم لمن يطالب
Like the 'Mu'talth', and the one who persistently demands from someone.
واعتلث زندا: أخذه من شجر لا يدري أيوري أم لا
And he took a fire drill stick: he took it from wood whose ability to ignite is unknown.
وإذا لم يتخير منكحه
And if its source was not carefully chosen.
والتعلث: التمحل، والتعلق
And At-Ta'alth: pretense, and clinging.
وترك ms0202 الإحكام
And abandoning thoroughness.
وأعلاث الزاد: ما أكل غير متخير من شيء
And the mixed provisions: what is eaten without careful selection of components.
ومن الشجر: القطع المختلطة مما يقدح به من المرخ واليبيس
And from the trees: the mixed cuttings from which fire is struck, from 'marakh' and dry wood.