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ثفء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the mustard plant and its seeds. It also refers to the plant's characteristic pungency or spiciness.

Derived headwords

الثُّفَّاءnoun
  1. 1.
    mustard plantboth

    The plant known as mustard, referring to the species Brassica juncea or similar varieties.

  2. 2.
    mustard seedboth

    The seed of the mustard plant, used as a spice.

ثُفَّاءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a single mustard seedboth

    The singular form referring to one seed of the mustard plant.

الحَرْفnoun
  1. 1.
    one of its letters/particlesboth

    one of its letters/particles

  2. 2.
    cress seedsboth

    cress seeds

  3. 3.
    the nounboth

    the noun

Parallel reading

الثفاء على مثال القراء: الخردل
Al-thufaa', on the pattern of al-qurraa', is mustard.
ويقال: هو الحرف
And it is said: it is al-harf.
وهو فعال
And it is fa''aal (a pattern indicating abundance or intensity).
الواحدة ثفاءة
The singular unit is thufaa'ah.