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ثجل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being large, distended, or swollen, particularly in the belly or waist. It can also refer to something vast or expansive, like a valley or a waterskin. Figuratively, it can denote a severe or calamitous matter.

Derived headwords

ثَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be large-belliedboth

    To have a large and flaccid belly, or for one's flanks to protrude.

أَثْجَلُadjective
  1. 1.
    large-belliedboth

    Describing someone whose belly is large and flaccid, or whose flanks protrude.

مُثْجِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large-belliedboth

    Describing someone whose belly is large and flaccid, or whose flanks protrude.

الثَّجْلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    large flankboth

    A woman with large flanks, or a large waterskin.

أَثْجَلَ الوَادِيverb
  1. 1.
    to be vastboth

    The valley is large or expansive.

الأَثْجَلَيْنnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A severe or calamitous matter, often conveyed through speech.

ثَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be largeboth

    To be large or expansive, referring to a valley.

ثَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be wideboth

    To be wide, referring to a waterskin.

ثَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with calamityclassical

    To strike someone with a severe or calamitous matter, often through words.

ثَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be largeclassical

    To be large, referring to a place in the highlands.

ثَجَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be largeclassical

    To be large, referring to a place.

Parallel reading

عظم بطنه واسترخى، أو خرج خاصرتاه
His belly became large and flaccid, or his flanks protruded.
وهو أثجل ومثجل
And he is large-bellied and having protruding flanks.
والثجلاء: العظيمة منهن
And the Thajlaa' is the large-flanked one among them (women).
ومن المزادة: الواسعة
And from a waterskin: the wide one.
وأثجل الوادي: معظمه
And the valley is vast: its largeness.
طعن فلانا الأثجلين
He struck so-and-so with the two calamities (of speech).
ع بشق العالية
A place in the highlands of Al-'Aliyah.
ع
A place.