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ثلد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the act of defecation, specifically a thin or watery discharge, as exemplified by the elephant.

Derived headwords

ثَلَدَverb
  1. 1.
    defecated thinlyclassical

    To defecate in a thin or watery manner.

يَثْلُدُverb
  1. 1.
    defecates thinlyclassical

    Present tense form of the verb 'to defecate thinly'.

Parallel reading

ثلد الفيل يثلد: سلح رقيقا.
The elephant defecated thinly, it defecates thinly: it excreted thinly.