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الدثر

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns wealth, abundance, and the accumulation of possessions. It also extends to concepts of decay, neglect, and being covered or enveloped, often in a negative or passive sense.

Derived headwords

الدَّثْرnoun
  1. 1.
    Abundant wealthboth

    Refers to a large quantity of money and possessions.

  2. 2.
    Fortressclassical

    A fortress located in Yemen.

دَثَرٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Dirt, filthboth

    Refers to dirt or filth, often associated with neglect.

دُثُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Decay, ruinboth

    The process of becoming ruined, decayed, or obsolete.

  2. 2.
    Forgetfulnessclassical

    For the soul, it signifies a quickness to forget.

  3. 3.
    Obliteration of memoryclassical

    For the heart, it means the erasure of remembrance from it.

الدَّثُورnoun
  1. 1.
    Decay, ruinboth

    The process of becoming ruined, decayed, or obsolete.

  2. 2.
    Forgetfulnessclassical

    For the soul, it signifies a quickness to forget.

  3. 3.
    Obliteration of memoryclassical

    For the heart, it means the erasure of remembrance from it.

الدَّاثِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Perished, ruinedboth

    Describes something or someone that has perished, been destroyed, or become ruined.

  2. 2.
    Negligent, heedlessclassical

    Describes someone who is negligent or heedless.

الأَدْثَرadjective
  1. 1.
    Perished, ruinedclassical

    Describes something or someone that has perished, been destroyed, or become ruined.

  2. 2.
    Negligent, heedlessclassical

    Describes someone who is negligent or heedless.

تَدَثَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To wrap oneselfboth

    To wrap oneself in a garment, to cover oneself completely.

  2. 2.
    To mount (a female animal)classical

    A male animal mounting a female animal, specifically a stallion mounting a mare.

  3. 3.
    To leap upon and mountclassical

    A man leaping upon his opponent and mounting him.

المُتَدَثِّرadjective
  1. 1.
    Sodomiteclassical

    An effeminate man, or one who engages in homosexual acts.

الدِّثَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Outer garmentboth

    The outer layer of clothing, worn over the inner garment (الشعار).

دَثَّرَverb
  1. 1.
    To leaf out, to sproutboth

    Describes trees becoming leafy or sprouting new growth.

  2. 2.
    To become old, ancientboth

    Describes ruins or remnants becoming old and ancient.

  3. 3.
    To become dirty, soiledboth

    Describes a garment becoming dirty or soiled.

  4. 4.
    To become rustyboth

    Describes a sword becoming rusty.

تَدَاثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To become old, ancientboth

    Describes ruins or remnants becoming old and ancient.

دَاثِرadjective
  1. 1.
    Rustyboth

    Describes a sword that has become rusty.

دَثْر مَالadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    Skilled in managing wealthclassical

    Describes someone who is good at managing and handling wealth.

ادَّثَرَverb
  1. 1.
    To acquire wealthclassical

    To accumulate or acquire a large amount of wealth.

تَدْثِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    Nest buildingclassical

    The act of a bird preparing or fixing its nest.

دَثَرَ عَلَىverb
  1. 1.
    To pile rocks uponclassical

    To pile rocks upon a dead body.

Parallel reading

المال الكثير، مال ومالان وأموال دثر
Abundant wealth, much money and abundant wealth.
وبالتحريك: الوسخ
And with vowelization (haraka): dirt, filth.
وبلا لام: حصن باليمن
And without the definite article: a fortress in Yemen.
والدثور: الدروس، كالاندثار
And al-duthūr: decay, like al-indithār.
وللنفس: سرعة نسيانها
And for the soul: its quickness to forget.
وللقلب: امحاء الذكر منه
And for the heart: the erasure of remembrance from it.
وبالفتح: الرجل البطيء الخامل النؤوم
And with the فتحه (fatḥa): the slow, inactive, sleepy man.
والداثر: الهالك، والغافل، كالأدثر
And al-dāthir: the perished, the heedless, like al-adthar.
وتدثر بالثوب: اشتمل به
And he wrapped himself with the garment: he enveloped himself with it.
والفحل الناقة: تسنمها
And the stallion the mare: he mounted her.
والرجل قرنه: وثب عليه فركبه
And the man his opponent: he leaped upon him and mounted him.
والمتدثر: المأبون
And al-mutadaththir: the sodomite.
والدثار، بالكسر: ما فوق الشعار من الثياب
And al-dithār, with the kasra: what is above the inner garment of clothes.
ودثر الشجر: أورق
And the trees became leafy: they sprouted leaves.
و الرسم: قدم، كتداثر
And the ruins: became old, like tadāthara.
والثوب: اتسخ
And the garment: became dirty.
والسيف: صدئ، فهو داثر
And the sword: became rusty, so it is dāthir.
وهو دثر مال، بالكسر: حسن القيام به
And he is dathr māl, with the kasra: good at managing it.
وادثر: اقتنى دثرا من المال
And he acquired: he amassed wealth from money.
وتدثير الطائر: إصلاحه عشه
And the bird's تدثير: its fixing of its nest.
ودثر على القتيل: نضد عليه الصخر
And he piled rocks upon the slain: he piled rocks upon him.