الثعد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of softness, tenderness, and abundance, particularly in the context of ripe fruits, tender plants, and gentle qualities. It can also denote scarcity or a lack of substance.

Derived headwords

الثَّعْدnoun

1.
ripe fruitboth
Refers to dates that have ripened, or unripe dates that have begun to soften and ripen.
2.
tender greensboth
Describes the tender, young shoots of plants.

ثَعِدَverb

1.
to be softboth
To be tender or yielding, often used to describe the texture of fruits or plants.

ثَعْدadjective

1.
softboth
Describes something as soft or tender, particularly in texture.

مَثْعَدnoun

1.
scarcityclassical
A state of being scarce or lacking, used in the idiom 'ماله ثعد ولا معد' to mean having neither little nor much.

مَعدnoun

1.
abundanceclassical
A state of plenty or abundance, used in the idiom 'ماله ثعد ولا معد' to mean having neither little nor much.

المَثْعَدِنnoun

1.
soft boyclassical
A boy who is soft, tender, and delicate in nature.

Parallel reading

الثَّعْد: الرطب، أو بسر غلبه الإرطاب

Al-tha'd: Ripe fruit, or unripe dates that have been overcome by ripeness.

والغض من البقل

And the tender shoots of plants.

وثرى ثعد: لين

And soft soil: tender.

وماله ثعد ولا معد

And he has neither tha'd nor ma'd (meaning: he has little or nothing).

أي: قليل ولا كثير

Meaning: little and not much.

والمثعئد، كالمطمئن: الغلام الناعم

And al-math'id, like al-mutma'inn: the soft boy.