ثلب

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of defect, flaw, or damage, particularly in speech (criticism) and physical objects (brokenness, wear). It also extends to specific terms for geological debris and a camel with worn features.

Derived headwords

ثَلَبَهُverb

1.
he openly criticized himboth
he openly criticized him

ثَلْبًاnoun

1.
open criticismboth
The act of openly pointing out faults or defects; disparagement.

المَثَالِبnoun

1.
faults, defectsboth
faults, defects

مَثْلَبَةnoun

1.
with fatḥa on the lāmboth
with fatḥa on the lām

الأَثْلَبnoun

1.
gravel, small stonesclassical
Small pieces of stone and dirt; gravel or grit.

الإِثْلَبnoun

1.
gravel, small stonesclassical
Small pieces of stone and dirt; gravel or grit.

ثَلَبnoun

1.
worn-out camelclassical
A male camel that has lost its incisor teeth due to old age and whose tail hairs have fallen out.

ثَلَبَةnoun

1.
he openly criticized himboth
he openly criticized him

ثُلَبَةnoun

1.
he openly criticized himboth
he openly criticized him

ثَلَّبَverb

1.
to make a camel worn-outclassical
To cause a camel to become worn-out, specifically referring to the loss of teeth and tail hair due to age.

ثَلِبadjective

1.
chipped, bluntedclassical
Describing a spear that is blunted or chipped at the tip.

ثَالِبَة الشَّوَىadjective

1.
cracked feetclassical
Describing a woman whose feet are cracked or chapped.

الثَّلَبُوتname

1.
Thalbut (valley name)classical
The name of a valley situated between the tribes of Tayy and Dhibyan.

Parallel reading

ثلبه ثلبا، إذا صرح بالعيب وتنقصه.

He criticized him openly (thalaba-hu thalban) when he openly stated the fault and diminished him.

لا يحسن التعريض إلا ثلبا

He does not excel at insinuation except through open criticism.

والمثالب: العيوب، الواحدة مثلبة.

And al-mathalib: the faults, the singular is mathlabah.

والأثلب والإثلب: فتات الحجارة والتراب.

And al-athlab and al-ithlab: fragments of stones and dirt.

بفيه الاثلب والاثلب

In his mouth is gravel and grit.

والثلب بالكسر: الجمل الذي انكسرت أنيابه من الهرم وتناثر هلب ذنبه

And ath-thalab (with kasr): the camel whose incisors have broken from old age and the hair of whose tail has fallen out.

والانثى ثلبة، والجمع ثلبة مثل قرد وقردة.

And the female is thalabah, and the plural is thulabah like qird and qirdah.

تقول منه: ثلب البعير تثليبا.

You say from it: The camel has become worn-out (thalaba al-ba'eeru tathleeban).

ورمح ثلب، أي متثلم.

And a spear is thulib, meaning chipped.

ومطرد من الخط ى $ لا عار ولا ثلب

And a swift runner, free from shame and defect.

ومننه امرأة ثالبة الشوى، أي متشققة القدمين.

And from it is a woman thalibatu ash-shawa, meaning with cracked feet.

لقد ولدت غسان ثالبة الشوى

Ghassan has indeed given birth to a woman with cracked feet.

والثلبوت: اسم واد بين طيئ وذبيان.

And ath-thalbut: the name of a valley between Tayy and Dhibyan.