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ثعب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the flowing or gushing of water, often in a channel or stream. It extends to the flowing of blood and describes things that flow or resemble flowing water, such as certain snakes and lizards.

Derived headwords

ثَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to gush forthboth

    To cause water to spring forth or flow abundantly.

ثُعَابٌnoun
  1. 1.
    water channelclassical

    A channel or stream where water flows, especially in a valley.

ثُعْبَانٌnoun
  1. 1.
    water channelclassical

    A channel or stream where water flows, especially in a valley. This is the plural of ثُعْبٌ.

  2. 2.
    snakeboth

    A type of long snake.

ثُعَابِينٌnoun
  1. 1.
    snakesboth

    The plural of ثُعْبَانٌ, referring to a type of long snake.

ثُعْبَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    type of lizardclassical

    A species of lizard.

مِثْعَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    water spoutclassical

    A spout or channel through which water flows from a basin or reservoir.

مَثَاعِبُnoun
  1. 1.
    water spoutsclassical

    The plural of مِثْعَبٌ, referring to multiple spouts or channels for water.

انْثَعَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to flowboth

    To flow or run, typically used for water or blood.

ثَعَابِيبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    streamsclassical

    Flowing streams of clear, slightly viscous liquid, like water or blood.

Parallel reading

ثعبت الماء ثعبا: فجرته
He made the water gush forth abundantly: he caused it to spring forth.
والثعب، بالتحريك: مسيل الماء في الوادي
And ath-thu'b, with vowel movement, is a channel for water in the valley.
والثعبان أيضا: ضرب من الحيات طوال
And ath-thu'bān also is a type of long snake.
وانثعب الماء: جرى في المثعب
And the water flowed: it ran in the water spout.
وانثعب الدم من الانف
And blood flowed from the nose.
فوه يجري ثعابيب وسعابيب
His mouth was flowing with streams and streams (of clear liquid).
وهو أن يجري منه ماء صاف فيه تمدد
And it is when clear water flows from it with some viscosity.