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ثرمل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes actions related to food and eating, including preparing or eating food poorly, and by extension, acting carelessly or sloppily. It also extends to terms for animals and specific physical features.

Derived headwords

ثَرْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be hasty with foodboth

    To eat food hastily, perhaps to serve guests quickly, causing food to scatter.

  2. 2.
    to prepare food poorlyclassical

    To prepare food without proper care or skill, or to not cook it thoroughly.

  3. 3.
    to be careless in workclassical

    To not be meticulous or careful in one's work or actions.

ثُرْمُلٌnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of animalclassical

    A creature or animal, mentioned as a comparison.

أُمُّ ثُرْمُلٍname
  1. 1.
    hyenaclassical

    A name for the hyena.

ثُرْمُلَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lip indentationclassical

    A small indentation or pit on the upper lip.

  2. 2.
    residue in a containerclassical

    The remaining portion of something in a vessel or container.

  3. 3.
    foxclassical

    A name for a fox.

Parallel reading

وأكل اللحم ولم ينضجه
and ate meat without cooking it properly
أو لم ينضج طعامه تعجيلا للقرى
or did not cook his food properly out of haste to entertain guests
أو لم ينفض ملته من الرماد لذلك
or did not stir his embers from the ashes for that reason
والطعام: لم يحسن أكله فانتثرعلى لحيته وفمه
And regarding food: he did not eat it well, so it scattered on his beard and mouth.
وعمله: لم يتنوق فيه
And his work: he was not meticulous in it.
وكقنفذ: دابة
And like 'qunfudh' (hedgehog): a beast.
وأم ثرمل: الضبع
And 'Umm Tharmal': the hyena.
وكقنفذة: النقرة في ظاهر الشفة
And like 'qunfudhah': the indentation on the outer part of the lip.
والبقية في الإناء
And the remainder in the vessel.
والثعلب
And the fox.
وبلا لام: اسم
And without the 'lam' (definite article): a name.