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ثلج

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns snow and its effects, but extends metaphorically to feelings of calm, reassurance, and even dullness or slowness of mind. It also has a specific geological meaning related to reaching clay.

Derived headwords

الثلجnoun
  1. 1.
    snowboth

    The well-known frozen precipitation.

مثلوجةadjective
  1. 1.
    snow-strickenclassical

    An area or land that has been struck by snow.

أثلجverb
  1. 1.
    it snowedboth

    Used to describe the occurrence of snow, similar to 'it rained'.

  2. 2.
    to reach clayclassical

    To dig or excavate until the clay layer is reached.

تثلجverb
  1. 1.
    it snowsboth

    The present tense of the verb indicating snow falling.

ثلجتverb
  1. 1.
    to be reassuredboth

    To feel calm, tranquil, and reassured.

  2. 2.
    to be dull-wittedclassical

    To have a slow or dull mind.

ثلوجاnoun
  1. 1.
    reassuranceclassical

    The state of being calm and reassured.

ثلجاnoun
  1. 1.
    reassuranceclassical

    The state of being calm and reassured (variant pronunciation/form).

مثلوج الفؤادadjective
  1. 1.
    dull-mindedclassical

    Having a slow, dull, or unresponsive mind.

Parallel reading

الثلج معروف.
Snow is known.
وأرض مثلوجة: أصابها ثلج.
And a snow-stricken land: it was hit by snow.
وقد أثلج يومنا.
And our day has had snow.
ثلجت نفسي تثلج ثلوجا، إذا اطمأنت
My soul felt reassured, it became reassured with reassurance, if it became tranquil.
ثلجت نفسي بالكسر تثلج ثلجا لغة فيه
My soul felt reassured (with kasra), it became reassured with reassurance; a variant pronunciation for it.
ورجل مثلوج الفؤاد، إذا كان بليدا.
And a man with a dull mind, if he is dull-witted.
لئن كنت مثلوج الفؤاد لقد بدا * لجمع لؤي منك ذلة ذي غمض
If you were dull-minded, it has indeed appeared from you to the Lú'ayy tribe, the humiliation of one who sleeps.
وحفر حتى أثلج، أي بلغ الطين.
And he dug until he reached clay, meaning he reached the clay.