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المثع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes an unpleasant or ugly gait, particularly for women. It also extends to refer to a specific type of unpleasant animal.

Derived headwords

المثعnoun
  1. 1.
    ugly gaitclassical

    An unpleasant or ugly manner of walking, specifically attributed to women.

المثعاءnoun
  1. 1.
    hyenaclassical

    A hyena, specifically one that is foul-smelling or putrid.

مثعverb
  1. 1.
    to walk crookedlyclassical

    To walk in an ugly or crooked manner.

مثعverb
  1. 1.
    to be foul-smellingclassical

    To be putrid or foul-smelling.

Parallel reading

المثع، محركة: مشية قبيحة للنساء
Al-math'u, with harakah: an ugly gait for women.
كالمثعاء
Like al-math'ā'.
أو هذه سقطة لابن فارس
Or this is an error by Ibn Faris.
والصواب: المثع لا غير
And the correct is: al-math' alone.
والفعل: كفرح ومنع ونصر
And the verb: like faraha, mana'a, and naṣara.
والمثعاء: الضبع المنتنة
And al-math'ā': the putrid hyena.