الثءر

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of vengeance, blood feuds, and the pursuit of justice or retribution for a wrong, particularly the shedding of blood. It encompasses the act of seeking revenge, the person who carries it out, and the state of having achieved it.

Derived headwords

الثَّأْرnoun

1.
Blood/Vengeanceboth
Refers to blood shed, especially in the context of a feud, and the demand for retribution or vengeance for that blood.
2.
Avengerclassical
Can refer to the person who is the object of vengeance, or the one who is killed and whose blood is to be avenged.

أَثْآرnoun

1.
Vengesboth
Plural of الثأر (al-tha'r), referring to multiple instances of vengeance or blood feuds.

آثَارnoun

1.
Traces/Remainsclassical
Plural of أثر (athar), which can also be a plural of الثأر (al-tha'r) in some contexts, though less common than أثآر.

الثُّؤْرَةnoun

1.
Vengeance/Retributionboth
The noun form denoting the act or concept of vengeance or retribution.

الثُّؤْوَرَةnoun

1.
Vengeance/Retributionclassical
An alternative noun form for vengeance or retribution.

ثَأَرَverb

1.
To seek vengeanceboth
To pursue the blood or vengeance of someone, especially one's own relative or kinsman.
2.
To kill the killerboth
To kill the person who committed the murder for which vengeance is sought.

ثَأَرَهُverb

1.
To avenge himboth
To seek vengeance for him or on his behalf.

أَثْأَرَverb

1.
To achieve vengeanceboth
To successfully attain one's vengeance or retribution.

اسْتَثْأَرَverb

1.
To seek help to avengeclassical
To seek assistance or call for help in order to avenge one's slain victim.

الثُّؤْرُورnoun

1.
Vengeance/Retributionclassical
A noun referring to vengeance or retribution, synonymous with التُّؤْرُور (al-tu'rur).

الثَّائِرadjective

1.
Vengefulboth
One who is relentless in pursuing vengeance and will not stop until retribution is achieved.

يَا ثَأَرَاتِ زَيْدٍphrase

1.
O, vengeance for Zayd!classical
An exclamation calling for vengeance for someone named Zayd, often used to rally support for a cause or retribution.

لَا ثَأَرَتْ يَدَاهُphrase

1.
May his hands be unavailingclassical
A curse or expression indicating that someone's efforts or actions were futile and did not achieve their intended purpose, specifically in the context of vengeance.

اثْتَأَرَverb

1.
To achieve my vengeanceboth
To attain one's vengeance or retribution from someone.

الثَّأْرُ المُنِيمُnoun phrase

1.
The appeasing vengeanceclassical
A type of vengeance that, once achieved, brings peace and satisfaction to the avenger, allowing them to rest.

ثَأَرْتُكَverb

1.
I achieved my vengeance from youboth
I attained my retribution or vengeance against you by means of something.

Parallel reading

الثَّأْرُ: الدَّمُ، والطَّلَبُ بِهِ، وقَاتِلُ حَمِيمِكَ

Vengeance: blood, the demand for it, and the killer of your kinsman.

وثَأَرَ بِهِ، كَمَنَعَ: طَلَبَ دَمَهُ، كَثَأْرِهِ، وقَتَلَ قَاتِلَهُ

And he sought vengeance for him, like 'man'a': he demanded his blood, like his vengeance, and killed his killer.

وأَثْأَرَ: أَدْرَكَ ثَأْرَهُ

And he achieved vengeance: he attained his vengeance.

واسْتَثْأَرَ: اسْتَغَاثَ لِيَثْأَرَ بِمَقْتُولِهِ

And he sought help to avenge: he sought aid to avenge his slain victim.

والثَّائِرُ: مَنْ لَا يُبْقِي عَلَى شَيْءٍ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَ ثَأْرَهُ

And the vengeful one: is one who spares nothing until he achieves his vengeance.

ولَا ثَأَرَتْ فُلَانًا يَدَاهُ: لَانَفَعَتَاهُ

And may so-and-so's hands not achieve vengeance: meaning they were unavailing to him.

واثْتَأَرْتُ، وأَصْلُهُ: اثْتَأَرْتُ: أَدْرَكْتُ مِنْهُ ثَأْرِي

And I achieved vengeance, and its origin is: I achieved vengeance: I attained my vengeance from him.

والثَّأْرُ المُنِيمُ: الَّذِي إِذَا أَصَابَهُ الطَّالِبُ رَضِيَ بِهِ، فَنَامَ بَعْدَهُ

And the vengeance that brings sleep: is that which, when the seeker obtains it, he is satisfied with it, and sleeps thereafter.

وثَأَرْتُكَ بِكَذَا: أَدْرَكْتُ بِهِ ثَأْرِي مِنْكَ

And I achieved your vengeance with such-and-such: meaning I attained my vengeance from you by means of it.