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الثعل

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of excess, crowding, or overlapping, particularly concerning teeth, animals, and gatherings. It also extends to terms for specific animals, geographical locations, and negative personal attributes.

Derived headwords

الثعلnoun
  1. 1.
    Supernumerary toothboth

    An extra tooth that grows behind the other teeth, or a tooth that grows beneath another, with a different point of origin.

  2. 2.
    Enlargement of udderclassical

    An increase or enlargement in the udders of a camel, cow, or sheep.

  3. 3.
    Crowded placemodern

    A place that is crowded or congested.

  4. 4.
    Lowly personclassical

    A base or ignoble person.

الثعل، كقفل وجبل وبهلول: السن الزائدة خلف الأسنان — The supernumerary tooth, like qifl and jabal and bahlul: the extra tooth behind the teeth.
ثعلتverb
  1. 1.
    To have a supernumerary toothboth

    Said of a tooth when it is supernumerary or grows abnormally.

وثعلت سنه، كفرح — And his tooth was supernumerary, like faraha.
أثعلadjective
  1. 1.
    Having supernumerary teethboth

    Describing someone whose teeth are supernumerary or overlapping.

  2. 2.
    Large and prominentclassical

    Describing a leader or prominent figure who is large and has notable characteristics.

وهو أثعل — And he has supernumerary teeth.
ثعلاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Having overlapping teethboth

    Describing a woman whose teeth are crowded or overlapping.

ولثة ثعلاء: تراكبت أسنانها — And a gum that is tha'laa': its teeth are overlapping.
أثعلverb
  1. 1.
    To become numerousclassical

    Said of guests or visitors when they become abundant.

  2. 2.
    To become greatclassical

    Said of a reward or a matter when it becomes significant.

  3. 3.
    To deviateclassical

    Said of people when they oppose or go against a decision or command.

  4. 4.
    To become confusedclassical

    Said of a matter when it becomes complex and its direction is unclear.

  5. 5.
    To crowdmodern

    Said of a gathering or a group when they become dense or crowded.

أثعل الضيفان: كثروا — The guests became numerous: they increased.
والأجر: عظم — And the reward: it became great.
والقوم علينا: خالفوا — And the people against us: they opposed.
والأمر: عظم فلا يدرى كيف يتوجه له — And the matter: it became great and it is not known how to approach it.
والورد: ازدحم — And the visitors: they crowded.
كتيبة ثعولadjective
  1. 1.
    Heavily reinforced battalionclassical

    Describing a military unit that is densely packed with soldiers and support.

وكتيبة ثعول، كصبور: كثيرة الحشو والتباع — And a battalion tha'ool, like saboor: full of soldiers and followers.
ثعولnoun
  1. 1.
    Extra teatclassical

    An additional teat on a female animal, beyond the normal number.

وهي ثعول، أو هي التي فوق خلفها خلف صغير، أو لها حلمة زائدة — And it is tha'ool, or it is that which has a small one above its hindquarters, or it has an extra teat.
الأثعلadjective
  1. 1.
    Large and prominent leaderclassical

    A distinguished and substantial leader, known for his qualities.

والأثعل: السيد الضخم، له فضول معروف — And al-Ath'al: the large leader, who has known excesses.
ثعالةnoun
  1. 1.
    Female foxboth

    The female of the fox.

  2. 2.
    Black nightshadeclassical

    A plant, specifically the fruit of the nightshade plant.

وثعالة، كثمامة، وكغراب: أنثى الثعالب — And tha'alah, like thamaamah, and like ghuraab: the female of the foxes.
أو ثعالة: عنب الثعلب — Or tha'alah: fox grapes (nightshade).
مثعلةadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundant in foxesclassical

    Describing land that has many foxes.

وأرض مثعلة، كمرحلة: كثيرتها — And land math'alah, like marhalah: abundant in it (foxes).
ثعالة الكلأnoun
  1. 1.
    Dry herbageclassical

    Dry grass or vegetation.

وثعالة الكلأ: اليابس منه — And tha'alat al-kala': the dry part of it.
بنو ثعلname
  1. 1.
    Banu Tha'lclassical

    A tribe or lineage named after Tha'l.

وبنو ثعل، كصرد، ابن عمرو: حي — And Banu Tha'l, like sarad, son of Amr: a tribe.
ثعلname
  1. 1.
    A valleyclassical

    A specific valley located between Al-Ruḥā' and Al-Ruwaiythah.

  2. 2.
    A place in Najdclassical

    A location in the region of Najd.

وكغراب: شعب بين الروحاء والرويثة — And like ghuraab: a valley between Al-Ruḥā' and Al-Ruwaiythah.
وكقفل: ع بنجد — And like qifl: a valley in Najd.
ثعلnoun
  1. 1.
    Insect in water skinclassical

    A small creature that appears in a water skin if its smell becomes foul.

ودويبة تظهر في السقاء إذا خبثت ريحه — And a small creature that appears in the water skin if its smell becomes foul.
مثعلadjective
  1. 1.
    Crowdedmodern

    Describing a place or gathering that is densely packed.

وورد مثعل، كمحسن: مزدحم — And visitors math'al, like muhsin: crowded.
ثعلولadjective
  1. 1.
    Angryclassical

    Describing someone who is angry or enraged.

والثعلول، كسرسور: الغضبان — And al-tha'lool, like sarsour: the angry one.
ثعلولnoun
  1. 1.
    Ewe with multiple teatsclassical

    A sheep that can be milked from three or four places, implying extra teats.

والشاة يمكن أن تحلب من ثلاثة أمكنة وأربعة — And the sheep that can be milked from three places and four.

Parallel reading

الثعل، كقفل وجبل وبهلول: السن الزائدة خلف الأسنان، أو دخول سن تحت أخرى في اختلاف من المنبت.
The tha'l, like qifl and jabal and bahlul: the extra tooth behind the teeth, or a tooth entering beneath another with a difference in its origin.
وثعلت سنه، كفرح، وهو أثعل.
And his tooth was supernumerary, like faraha, and he has supernumerary teeth.
ولثة ثعلاء: تراكبت أسنانها.
And a gum that is tha'laa': its teeth are overlapping.
أثعل الضيفان: كثروا، و الأجر: عظم، و القوم علينا: خالفوا، و الأمر: عظم فلا يدرى كيف يتوجه له، و الورد: ازدحم.
The guests became numerous: they increased, and the reward: it became great, and the people against us: they opposed, and the matter: it became great and it is not known how to approach it, and the visitors: they crowded.
وكتيبة ثعول، كصبور: كثيرة الحشو والتباع.
And a battalion tha'ool, like saboor: full of soldiers and followers.
والثعل، بالفتح وبالضم وبالتحريك: زيادة في أطباء الناقة والبقرة والشاة، وهي ثعول، أو هي التي فوق خلفها خلف صغير، أو لها حلمة زائدة.
And the tha'l, with fatha, damma, and haraka: an increase in the udders of the camel, cow, and sheep, and it is tha'ool, or it is that which has a small one above its hindquarters, or it has an extra teat.
والأثعل: السيد الضخم، له فضول معروف.
And al-Ath'al: the large leader, who has known excesses.
وثعالة، كثمامة، وكغراب: أنثى الثعالب.
And tha'alah, like thamaamah, and like ghuraab: the female of the foxes.
وأرض مثعلة، كمرحلة: كثيرتها.
And land math'alah, like marhalah: abundant in it (foxes).
وثعالة الكلأ: اليابس منه، معرفة، أو ثعالة: عنب الثعلب.
And tha'alat al-kala': the dry part of it, known, or tha'alah: fox grapes (nightshade).
وبنو ثعل، كصرد، ابن عمرو: حي.
And Banu Tha'l, like sarad, son of Amr: a tribe.
وكغراب: شعب بين الروحاء والرويثة.
And like ghuraab: a valley between Al-Ruḥā' and Al-Ruwaiythah.
وكقفل: ع بنجد، ودويبة ms1333 تظهر في السقاء إذا خبثت ريحه، واللئيم.
And like qifl: a valley in Najd, and a small creature that appears in the water skin if its smell becomes foul, and the base person.
وورد مثعل، كمحسن: مزدحم.
And visitors math'al, like muhsin: crowded.
والثعلول، كسرسور: الغضبان، والشاة يمكن أن تحلب من ثلاثة أمكنة وأربعة.
And al-tha'lool, like sarsour: the angry one, and the sheep that can be milked from three places and four.