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Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of doubling, folding, returning, and bending. It extends to meanings of strength, capacity, and repetition, as well as specific temporal references and parts of animals or objects.

Derived headwords

ثنىverb

1.
to foldboth
To fold something over on itself, causing it to bend or crease.
2.
to repeatboth
To do something a second time or to cause something to be done again.
3.
to bendboth
To cause something to curve or become bent.

تثنىverb

1.
to bendboth
To bend or curve, often used reflexively.
2.
to foldboth
To be folded or creased.

انثنىverb

1.
to bend overboth
To bend or curve oneself or something else.
2.
to returnclassical
To turn back or return.

اثنونىverb

1.
to bendclassical
To bend or curve.

أثناءnoun

1.
strengthsclassical
The powers, capacities, or strengths of something.
2.
bendsclassical
The bends or curves of a valley.

مثانيnoun

1.
the Quranclassical
The Quran, or portions of it that are recited repeatedly.
2.
specific surahsclassical
Certain surahs of the Quran, often those of moderate length.
3.
parts of a stringed instrumentclassical
The part of a lute string that is after the first one.
4.
bends of a valleyclassical
The curves or bends of a valley.
5.
joints of an animalclassical
The knees and elbows of a riding animal.

ثنيnoun

1.
strengthclassical
A strength or capacity.
2.
bend of a snakeclassical
The bend or curve of a snake, or the part that bends.
3.
bend of a valleyclassical
The bend or curve of a valley.

ثانيةadjective

1.
secondclassical
A female animal that bends its neck without a specific reason.

اثنانnoun

1.
twoboth
The number two, representing the double of one.

ثنتانnoun

1.
twoboth
The feminine form of the number two.

ثنيةnoun

1.
passclassical
A mountain pass, its road, or the mountain itself.
2.
wayclassical
A path or way, especially through a mountain.
3.
martyrsclassical
The martyrs whom God has exempted from the final shock.
4.
exceptionclassical
An exception or exclusion.
5.
incisorsclassical
The four front teeth, two upper and two lower.
6.
female camelclassical
A female camel in its sixth year.
7.
male camelclassical
A male camel that has reached the stage of being 'thani'.
8.
female horseclassical
A female horse in its fourth year.
9.
female sheepclassical
A female sheep in its third year.
10.
date palmclassical
A date palm tree exempted from negotiation.

ثنيانnoun

1.
person without opinionclassical
Someone lacking judgment or intellect.
2.
corrupt opinionclassical
A flawed or corrupt opinion.

مثناةnoun

1.
ropeclassical
A rope made of wool, hair, or other material.
2.
written materialclassical
Anything written that is not from the Quran, or books containing narratives of the Israelites after Moses.
3.
singingclassical
Singing or music.
4.
quatrainclassical
A Persian form of poetry called 'dobeiti'.

مثنىnoun

1.
secondclassical
The one after the first.
2.
kneesclassical
The knees of a riding animal.
3.
elbowsclassical
The elbows of a riding animal.

ثناءnoun

1.
praiseboth
Praise or commendation, sometimes also used for blame.
2.
courtyardclassical
A courtyard or open space.
3.
halterclassical
A rope or strap for leading a camel or horse.

مثنىname

1.
Mathnaboth
A proper name.

اثنىverb

1.
to bendclassical
To bend or become bent.

أثنىverb

1.
to praiseboth
To praise someone, to commend them.
2.
to become 'thani'classical
For a camel to reach the age of 'thani'.

فناءnoun

1.
courtyardclassical
A courtyard or open space.

عقالnoun

1.
halterclassical
A rope or strap used to tie the legs of a camel or horse.

ثنيnoun

1.
timeclassical
A period or time of the night.

ثنياnoun

1.
headclassical
The head of a sacrificial animal.
2.
limbsclassical
The limbs of a sacrificial animal.
3.
what is exemptedclassical
Anything that is exempted or set aside.

Parallel reading

ثنى الشيء، كسعى: رد بعضه على بعض، فتثنى وانثنى واثنونى: انعطف.

To fold something, like 'sa'a': to return part of it upon itself, so it folds and bends and curves: to turn.

وأثناء الشيء ومثانيه: قواه، وطاقاته، واحدها: ثني، بالكسر: ومثناة، ويكسر.

And the 'athnaa'' of a thing and its 'mathani': its strengths and its capacities, the singular of which is 'thani', with kasra: and 'mathnah', and it is also read with kasra.

وثني الحية، بالكسر: انثناؤها، أو ما تعوج منها إذا تثنت، و من الوادي: منعطفه ج: أثناء.

And the 'thani' of a snake, with kasra: its bending, or what curves from it when it bends, and from a valley: its bend, plural: 'athnaa''.

وشاة ثانية، بينة الثني، بالكسر: تثني عنقها لغير علة.

And a ewe that is 'thaniyah', clearly 'thani' with kasra: bends its neck for no reason.

والاثنان: ضعف الواحد، والمؤنث: ثنتان، وأصله: ثني، لجمعهم إياه على ثناء.

And 'al-ithnan': the double of one, and the feminine: 'thintan', and its origin is 'thani', because they pluralized it as 'thanaa''.

وهذا واحد فاثنه: كن ثانيه.

And this is one, so make it two: like making it a second.

وهو لا يثني ولا يثلث، أي: كبير لا يقدر أن ينهض، لا في مرة، ولا في مرتين، ولا في الثالثة.

And he does not 'yuthna' nor 'yuthalath', meaning: he is too old to get up, not in one go, nor in two, nor in the third.

وجاؤوا مثنى وثناء، كغراب، أي: اثنين اثنين، وثنتين ثنتين.

And they came in pairs and in twos, like 'ghurab', meaning: two by two, and two by two (feminine).

والاثنان والثنى، كإلى: يوم في الأسبوع ج: أثناء وأثانين.

And 'al-ithnan' and 'al-thani', like 'ila': a day of the week, plural: 'athnaa'' and 'athaneen'.

والإثنوي: من يصومه دائما وحده.

And 'al-ithnawi': one who always fasts it alone.

و من أوتار العود: الذي بعد الأول، واحدها: مثنى، و من الوادي: معاطفه، و من الدابة: ركبتاها ومرفقاها.

And from the strings of the lute: the one after the first, its singular: 'mathna', and from the valley: its bends, and from the animal: its knees and its elbows.

ولا ثنى في الصدقة، كإلى، أي: لا تؤخذ مرتين في عام، أو لا تؤخذ ناقتان مكان واحدة، أو لا رجوع فيها، وإذا ولدت ناقة مرة ثانية، فهي ثني، وولدها ذلك: ثنيها.

And there is no 'thani' in charity, like 'ila', meaning: it is not taken twice in a year, or two she-camels are not taken in place of one, or there is no return in it. And if a she-camel gives birth a second time, she is 'thani', and that offspring is: her 'thani'.

ومثنى الأيادي: إعادة المعروف مرتين فأكثر، والأنصباء الفاضلة من جزور الميسر، كان الرجل الجواد يشتريها، ويطعمها الأبرام، والمثناة: حبل من صوف أو شعر أو غيره، ويكسر، كالثناية والثناء، بكسرهما، وما استكتب من غير كتاب الله، أو كتاب فيه أخبار بني إسرائيل بعد موسى، أحلوا فيه وحرموا ما شاؤوا، أو هي الغناء، أو التي تسمى بالفارسية دوبيتي.

And 'mathna al-ayadi': repeating favors twice or more, and the excellent portions of the sacrificed camel in the game of chance, which a generous man would buy and feed the poor. And 'al-mathnah': a rope of wool or hair or other material, and it is read with kasra, like 'al-thaniyah' and 'al-thanaa'' with their kasras. And what is written other than the Book of Allah, or a book containing the news of the Children of Israel after Moses, in which they permitted and forbade what they wished, or it is singing, or what is called in Persian 'dobeiti'.

والثنيان، بالضم: الذي بعد السيد، كالثني، بالكسر وكهدى وإلى ج: ثنية، ومن لا رأي له ولا عقل، والفاسد من الرأي.

And 'al-thunyan', with damma: the one after the chief, like 'al-thani' with kasra and like 'huda' and 'ila', plural: 'thaniyah', and one who has no opinion and no intellect, and the corrupt of opinion.

وثني من الليل، بالكسر: ساعة، أو وقت.

And 'thani' of the night, with kasra: an hour, or a time.

والثنية: العقبة، أو طريقها، أو الجبل، أو الطريقة فيه أو إليه، والشهداء الذين استثناهم الله عن الصعقة، وبمعنى الاستثناء، و من الأضراس: الأربع التي في مقدم الفم: ثنتان من فوق، وثنتان من أسفل، والناقة الطاعنة في السادسة، والبعير: ثني، والفرس الداخلة في الرابعة، والشاة في الثالثة، كالبقرة، والنخلة المستثناة من المساومة.

And 'al-thaniyah': the pass, or its road, or the mountain, or the path in it or to it. And the martyrs whom Allah exempted from the shock, and in the sense of exception. And from the molars: the four in the front of the mouth: two above, and two below. And the she-camel in its sixth year, and the camel: 'thani', and the mare entering its fourth year, and the ewe in its third, like the cow, and the date palm exempted from bargaining.

والثنيا، بالضم، من الجزور: الرأس، والقوائم، وكل ما استثنيته، كالثنوى والثنية.

And 'al-thunya', with damma, from the sacrificial camel: the head, the legs, and everything you have exempted, like 'al-thunwa' and 'al-thaniyah'.

والمثناة: ع.

And 'al-mathnah': 'ayn.

ومثنى: اسم.

And 'Mathna': a name.

واثنى، كافتعل: تثنى.

And 'athna', like 'ift'ala': to bend.

وأثنى البعير: صار ثنيا.

And the camel 'athna': it became 'thani'.

والثناء، بالفتح، والتثنية: وصف بمدح أو ذم، أو خاص بالمدح، وقد أثنى عليه وثنى.

And 'al-thanaa'', with fatha, and 'al-tathniyah': description with praise or blame, or specific to praise. And he was praised and he praised.

وككتاب: الفناء، وعقال البعير، عن ابن السيد.

And like 'kitab': the courtyard, and the camel's halter, according to Ibn al-Sikkit.