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ثمغ

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of mixing, blending, or moistening, often with a connotation of saturation or immersion. It extends to descriptions of physical states like being relaxed or softened, and geographical features like the top of a mountain.

Derived headwords

ثَمَغَverb
  1. 1.
    to mix white with blackclassical

    To blend or mix colors, specifically white with black.

  2. 2.
    to dip, immerseclassical

    To dip something, especially a head, into a substance like henna, implying thorough immersion or saturation.

  3. 3.
    to moisten, wetclassical

    To moisten something, particularly with oil.

  4. 4.
    to dyeclassical

    To dye a garment, specifically with a red hue, to the point of saturation.

ثَمَغname
  1. 1.
    a waqf propertyclassical

    A property in Medina belonging to Umar, which he endowed as a waqf (religious endowment).

ثَمَغَةnoun
  1. 1.
    top of a mountainclassical

    The uppermost part or summit of a mountain.

  2. 2.
    thin, mixed foodclassical

    Thin food mixed with fat or oil.

  3. 3.
    moist landclassical

    Land that is damp or wet.

  4. 4.
    head woundclassical

    A deep wound on the head that penetrates the flesh.

مَثْمُوغadjective
  1. 1.
    relaxed, limpclassical

    Describing someone or something left in a state of relaxation or limpness.

تَثْمِيغverb
  1. 1.
    to coat, coverclassical

    To coat or cover the head, likely with a substance.

انْثَمَغَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to burst, split openclassical

    Used for a moist substance that bursts or splits open upon falling.

  2. 2.
    to become wet, moistclassical

    Used for sores or wounds that become wet or moist.

Parallel reading

خلط البياض بالسواد
He mixed white with black.
رأسه بالحناء: غمسه وأكثر
His head with henna: he dipped it thoroughly and excessively.
وبالدهن: بله
And with oil: he moistened it.
والثوب: صبغه مشبعا
And the garment: he dyed it saturatedly.
ولا يكون إلا من حمرة
And it is only from redness.
وثمغ، بالفتح: مال بالمدينة لعمر، رضي الله تعالى عنه، وقفه
And Thamag, with fatha: a property in Medina belonging to Umar, may God Almighty be pleased with him, which he endowed.
وثمغة الجبل: أعلاه
And the thamgha of the mountain: its summit.
وكسفينة: ما رق من الطعام واختلط بالودك
And like safina: what was thin of food and mixed with fat.
وأرض رطبة
And moist land.
والشجة في لحم الرأس
And the wound in the flesh of the head.
وتركه مثموغا: مسترخيا
And leaving it mathmooghan: relaxed.
وثمغ رأسه تثميغا: غلفه
And he coated his head with tathmeeg: he covered it.
وانثمغت الرطبة: انفضخت حين تسقط
And the moist substance burst: it split open when it fell.
والقروح: ابتلت
And the sores: they became moist.