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ثعلب

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the fox, its female and male forms, and related concepts. It extends to describe a skin condition, a type of land, and specific parts of tools or structures. It also appears in place names and tribal affiliations.

Derived headwords

الثعلبnoun
  1. 1.
    its male is thaʿlabān with ḍamma on the nūnboth

    its male is thaʿlabān with ḍamma on the nūn

ثعلبةnoun
  1. 1.
    its femaleboth

    its female

ثعلبانnoun
  1. 1.
    male foxboth

    The male of the fox.

داء الثعلبnoun
  1. 1.
    alopeciaboth

    A known ailment characterized by hair loss.

مثعلبةadjective
  1. 1.
    with kasra on the lām: having foxesboth

    with kasra on the lām: having foxes

مثعلةadjective
  1. 1.
    full of foxesclassical

    Describing land that has many foxes, possibly derived from 'tha'ala' or 'tha'lab'.

الثعلبتانname
  1. 1.
    two tribal namesclassical

    Refers to two individuals or lineages named Tha'labah.

الثعلبيةname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A location situated near Mecca.

Parallel reading

الثعلب معروف.
The fox is well-known.
الانثى منه ثعلبة، والذكر ثعلبان.
The female of it is a tha'labah, and the male is a tha'laban.
أرب يبول الثعلبان برأسه * لقد ذل من بالت عليه الثعالب
The two foxes urinate on its head * Truly humbled is he upon whom foxes urinate.
داء الثعلب: علة معروفة يتناثر منها الشعر.
The disease of the fox: a known ailment from which hair falls out.
أرض مثعلبة، بكسر اللام: ذات ثعالب.
Land that is mutha'labah, with a kasra on the lam: possessing foxes.
وأما قولهم أرض مثعلة، فهو من ثعالة، ويجوز أيضا أن يكون من ثعلب، كما قالوا معقرة لارض كثيرة العقارب.
As for their saying 'ard mutha'lah', it is from tha'alah, and it is also permissible for it to be from tha'lab, just as they said 'mu'aqqarah' for land with many scorpions.
والثعلب: طرف الرمح الداخل في جبة السنان.
And the tha'lab: the tip of the spear that enters the socket of the spearhead.
والثعلب: مخرج ماء المطر من جرين التمر.
And the tha'lab: the outlet for rainwater from the date-drying area.
والثعلبتان: ثعلبة من جدعاء بن ذهل ابن رومان بن جندب بن خارجة بن سعد بن فطرة ابن طيئ، وثعلبة بن رومان بن جندب.
And the two Tha'labatan: Tha'labah from Jadh'a' bin Dhuhl bin Ruman bin Jundub bin Kharijah bin Sa'd bin Fitrah bin Tayyi', and Tha'labah bin Ruman bin Jundub.
يأبى لى الثعليتان الذى * قال خباج الامة الراعيه
The two Tha'labiyyan refuse me, which * Khabbaj of the shepherd nation said.
والثعلبية: موضع بطريق مكة.
And Al-Tha'labiyyah: a place near Mecca.