الثن

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to dried, withered, or matted vegetation, and secondarily to parts of the body or animal anatomy. It also encompasses the concept of decay or becoming worn out.

Derived headwords

الثَّنnoun

1.
dried grassboth
Dried grass that has become abundant and matted together.
2.
withered branchesclassical
Blackened or withered branches, not from herbs or grass.

كتابnoun

1.
dense vegetationclassical
Abundant and densely intertwined vegetation.

غرابnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A specific type of plant or herb.

الثَّنَةnoun

1.
pubic areaboth
The pubic region, or the area between the pubic bone and the navel.
2.
hair on fetlockclassical
Hairs that grow on the back of a horse's fetlock.

أَثِنَverb

1.
to decayclassical
To become decayed or worn out, referring to old age or deterioration.

Parallel reading

الثَّنُ، بالكسر: يبيس الحشيش إذا كثر وركب بعضه بعضا

The thun, with kasra: dried grass when it is abundant and matted together.

أو ما اسود من العيدان لا من بقل وعشب

Or what has blackened from the branches, not from herbs and grass.

وككتاب: النبات الكثير الملتف

And like kitāb: abundant and intertwined vegetation.

وكغراب: ع

And like ghurāb: a type of plant.

والثَّنَة، بالضم: العانة

And the thanah, with damma: the pubic area.

أو مريطاء ما بينها وبين السرة

Or the area between it [the pubic bone] and the navel.

وشعرات تخرج في مؤخر رسغ الدابة

And hairs that grow on the back of the animal's fetlock.

وأثن الهرم: بلي

And athina al-haram: it became decayed/worn out.