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ثلع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of splitting, cracking, or breaking something, particularly a head or a fruit. It can also refer to the resulting damaged state.

Derived headwords

ثَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To split or crack something open, especially a head.

مَثْلُوعadjective
  1. 1.
    split openboth

    Describing something that has been split or cracked open, particularly a head.

مَشْدُوخadjective
  1. 1.
    crushedclassical

    Crushed or severely damaged, referring to a fruit like a date.

بُسْرnoun
  1. 1.
    unripe datesboth

    Unripe dates, which can be in a state of being crushed or split.

Parallel reading

ثلع رأسه، كمنع: شدخه.
He split his head, as in 'man'a': he crushed it.
وكمعظم: المشدوخ من البسر، أو الصواب بالغين.
And as in 'ma'aẓama': the crushed (fruit) from unripe dates, or the correct pronunciation is with ghayn.