ثلم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of breaking, chipping, or making a notch in something, particularly an edge or a solid object. It extends to describe the resulting gap or breach, and also has geographical and metrical applications.

Derived headwords

ثَلَمَverb

1.
to chip, notchboth
To break the edge or rim of a vessel, sword, or similar object.

ثَلَمَهُverb

1.
to chip itboth
To cause something to be chipped or notched.

انْثَلَمَverb

1.
to be chippedboth
To become chipped or broken at the edge.

تَثَلَّمَverb

1.
to be chippedboth
To become chipped or broken at the edge; a passive form.

ثُلْمَةnoun

1.
breach, gapboth
A gap or breach in something that has been broken or demolished.

ثَلْمnoun

1.
erosion, notchboth
The erosion or notching of the edge of a valley.

ثَلْمَاءnoun

1.
valley edgeclassical
The edge of a valley, also called 'thalm'.

مُثَلَّمadjective

1.
chipped, notchedboth
Having a chipped or notched edge.

مُتَثَلِّمadjective

1.
chipped, notchedboth
Having a chipped or notched edge; similar to 'muthallam'.

أَثْلَمadjective

1.
having a notchclassical
In prosody, it refers to a defect or flaw, similar to 'athram' (having a gap in the teeth).

Parallel reading

ثلم الإناء والسيف ونحوه، كضرب وفرح، وثلمه فانثلم وتثلم: كسر حرفه فانكسر.

He chipped the vessel, sword, and the like, like (forms of) daraba and fariha, and he chipped it, so it became chipped and broken: its edge was broken, so it broke.

والثلمة، بالضم: فرجة المكسور والمهدوم.

And al-thulmah, with dammah, is the gap of the broken and demolished.

والثلم، محركة: أن ينثلم حرف الوادي، وع، ويقال له الثلماء أيضا.

And al-thalm, with harakah, is the notching of the edge of the valley, and it is also called al-thalmaa.

وكمعظم: ع.

And like (the pattern of) 'a'dham: a place name.

والمتثلم، بفتح اللام: أرض.

And al-mutathallim, with fatha on the lam, refers to land.

والأثلم في العروض: الأثرم.

And al-athlam in prosody is al-athram.