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الثكل

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the profound grief and loss associated with the death of a loved one, particularly a child. It encompasses the state of bereavement, the act of experiencing such a loss, and the resulting sorrow and desolation.

Derived headwords

الثُكْلnoun
  1. 1.
    Bereavementboth

    The state of suffering the loss of a loved one, especially a child, through death.

  2. 2.
    Death and destructionclassical

    The general concepts of death and ruin.

ثَكِلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be bereavedboth

    To experience the death of a child or loved one.

ثَاكِلadjective
  1. 1.
    Bereaved (mother/parent)both

    A mother or parent who has lost a child.

ثَكْلَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Bereavedclassical

    A woman who is bereaved, especially of her children. This is a less common form.

ثَكْلَانadjective
  1. 1.
    Bereavedclassical

    A person, typically a mother, who is bereaved.

ثَكْلَانَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Bereavedclassical

    A woman who is bereaved. This is a less common form.

ثُكُولadjective
  1. 1.
    Bereavedclassical

    A woman who is bereaved. This is a less common form.

أَثْكَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To befall bereavementboth

    To be afflicted with the loss of a child or loved one.

  2. 2.
    To cause bereavementclassical

    To cause someone to suffer the loss of a child or loved one.

مُثْكِلadjective
  1. 1.
    Afflicted with bereavementboth

    One who has suffered the loss of a child or loved one.

مَثْكَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Cause of bereavementclassical

    Something that causes grief or loss, often referring to a spear that causes death.

مَثَاكِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    Bereaved onesclassical

    Plural of مثكل, referring to those who have suffered bereavement.

فَلَاة ثَكُولadjective
  1. 1.
    Deadly desertclassical

    A desert or wilderness where travelers are lost and perish.

إِثْكَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Date clusterclassical

    A cluster of dates on a palm tree, also known as عثكال.

عُثْكَالnoun
  1. 1.
    Date clusterclassical

    A cluster of dates on a palm tree.

Parallel reading

الثكل، بالضم: الموت والهلاك، وفقدان الحبيب أو الولد
Al-thukl, with damma, is death and destruction, and the loss of a beloved or a child.
وقد ثكله، كفرح، فهو ثاكل، وثكلان وهي ثاكل، وثكلانة قليلة، وثكول وثكلى.
And he was bereaved by it, as in 'faraha', so he is a bereaved one (masculine), and she is a bereaved one (feminine), and 'thaklāna' is rare, and 'thukūl' and 'thuklā'.
وأثكلت: لزمها الثكل، فهي مثكل من مثاكيل، وأثكلها الله تعالى ولدها.
And she became afflicted with bereavement: bereavement befell her, so she is a bereaved one from the bereaved ones, and may Allah the Almighty cause her to lose her child.
وقصيدة مثكلة، كمحسنة: ذكر فيها الثكل.
And a 'muthkilah' poem, like 'muḥsinah', is one in which bereavement is mentioned.
ورمحه للوالدات مثكله.
And his spear is a cause of bereavement for mothers.
وفلاة ثكول: من سلكها فقد.
And a 'thakūl' desert: whoever traverses it is lost.
والإثكال، بالكسر، وكأطروش: العثكال.
And al-ithkāl, with kasra, and like 'aṭrūsh', is the date cluster.