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ءثث

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of abundance, proliferation, and richness, particularly in relation to plants, possessions, and physical substance. It extends to describe things that are plentiful, dense, or well-endowed.

Derived headwords

أَثَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantboth

    To be plentiful, numerous, and dense, especially referring to vegetation.

يَئِثُّverb
  1. 1.
    to be abundantboth

    The present tense form of the verb meaning to be plentiful, numerous, and dense.

أَثَاثَهُnoun
  1. 1.
    The singular is athātha.both

    The singular is athātha.

أَثِيثadjective
  1. 1.
    abundantboth

    Plentiful, numerous, and dense, used to describe plants or hair.

  2. 2.
    corpulentclassical

    Having a lot of flesh; stout or plump, used to describe women.

أَثَائِثadjective
  1. 1.
    corpulentclassical

    Plump, having much flesh; stout. This is the plural form for women.

الأَثَاثnoun
  1. 1.
    Al-athāth: household furnishings.both

    Al-athāth: household furnishings.

  2. 2.
    Al-athāth: all wealth, including camels, sheep, slaves, and goods.both

    Al-athāth: all wealth, including camels, sheep, slaves, and goods.

أَثَاثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    The singular is athātha.both

    The singular is athātha.

تَأَثَّثَverb
  1. 1.
    to acquire possessionsboth

    To acquire wealth, furnishings, or abundant possessions.

أَثَاثَةname
  1. 1.
    The singular is athātha.both

    The singular is athātha.

Parallel reading

أَثَّ النَّبَاتُ يَئِثُّ أَثَاثَهُ، أَيْ كَثُرَ وَالْتَفَّ.
The plant grew abundant, meaning it became numerous and dense.
وَنَبَاتٌ أَثِيثٌ وَشَعْرٌ أَثِيثٌ.
And abundant vegetation and abundant hair.
وَنِسَاءٌ أَثَائِثُ: كَثِيرَاتُ اللَّحْمِ.
And corpulent women: having much flesh.
وَمِنْ هَوَايَ الرَّجْحُ الأَثَائِثُ
And among my desires are the plump, corpulent ones.
وَالأَثَاثُ: مَتَاعُ البَيْتِ.
And al-athath: the furnishings of the house.
قَالَ الفَرَّاءُ: لَا وَاحِدَ لَهُ.
Al-Farra' said: it has no singular.
وَقَالَ أَبُو زَيْدٍ: الأَثَاثُ المَالُ أَجْمَعُ: الإِبِلُ، وَالغَنَمُ، وَالعَبِيدُ، وَالمَتَاعُ.
And Abu Zayd said: Al-athath is all the wealth: the camels, the sheep, the slaves, and the furnishings.
الوَاحِدَةُ أُثَاثَةٌ.
The singular is uthathah.
وَتَأَثَّثَ فُلَانٌ، إِذَا أَصَابَ رِيَاشًا.
And so-and-so acquired possessions, if he obtained wealth.
وَأَثَاثَةٌ بِالضَّمِّ: اسْمُ رَجُلٍ.
And Athathah (with dammah): the name of a man.