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رثد

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of arranging, piling, or stacking objects, particularly household goods. It extends to concepts of being weak or unable to carry, and metaphorically to reaching the earth or establishing oneself.

Derived headwords

رَثَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to pile upboth

    To arrange goods by placing some on top of others or next to each other.

أَرْثَدَverb
  1. 1.
    to pile upboth

    To arrange goods by placing some on top of others or next to each other.

  2. 2.
    to settleclassical

    To establish oneself or settle in a place, not moving.

  3. 3.
    to reach the earthclassical

    To dig until the earth or bedrock is reached.

أرثد القوم، أي أقاموا — The people settled, meaning they stayed.
واحتفر القوم حتى أرثدوا، أي بلغوا الثرى — The people dug until they reached the earth.
رَثْدًاnoun
  1. 1.
    piling upboth

    The act of piling up goods, placing some on top of others or next to each other.

مَتَاعٌ رَثِيدٌadjective
  1. 1.
    piled upboth

    Goods that have been arranged by piling them up.

مَرْثُودٌadjective
  1. 1.
    piled upboth

    Goods that have been arranged by piling them up.

رَثْدٌnoun
  1. 1.
    piled goodsboth

    Household goods that are piled up one on top of another.

  2. 2.
    weak peopleclassical

    Weak individuals who are unable to carry burdens.

والرثد بالتحريك: متاع البيت المنضود بعضه على بعض — And ar-rathd (with vowelization) is the household goods piled one on top of another.
والرثد: ضعفة الناس — And ar-rathd is the weak people.
مُرْتَثِدُونَadjective
  1. 1.
    unable to carryclassical

    Those who do not have what they can carry, implying weakness or lack of means.

وأما الذين ليس عندهم ما يتحملون عليه فهم مرتثدون، وليسوا برثد — As for those who do not have what they can carry, they are murthaddun, and not rathad.
مُرْتَثِدِينَadjective
  1. 1.
    piling their goodsclassical

    Arranging their goods, implying preparation for travel or settlement.

يقال: تركت بني فلان مرتثدين ما تحملوا بعد، أي ناضدين متاعهم — It is said: I left the children of so-and-so preparing their loads, meaning arranging their goods.
مِرْثَدname
  1. 1.
    name of a manclassical

    A proper name derived from the root, referring to a man.

  2. 2.
    name of a lionclassical

    A name used for a lion.

ومننه اشتق مرثد، وهو اسم رجل — And from it (the root) is derived Mirthad, which is a man's name.
والمرثد: اسم من أسماء الأسد — And al-Mirthad is a name of the names of the lion.
رِثْدَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    group of peopleclassical

    A group of people who stay in one place and do not move.

والرثدة بالكسر: جماعة من الناس يقيمون ولا يظعنون — And ar-rithdah (with vowelization) is a group of people who stay and do not move.

Parallel reading

رثدت المتاع أرثده رثدا: نضدته ووضعت بعضه على بعض أو إلى جنب بعض.
I piled up the goods, piling them up, placing some on top of others or next to each other.
والمتاع رثيد ومرثود.
And the goods are rathid and marthud.
فتذكرا ثقلا رثيدا بعد ما * ألقت ذكاء يمينها في كافر
Then they remembered a piled-up burden after the sun had cast its right hand upon a disbeliever.
والرثد بالتحريك: متاع البيت المنضود بعضه على بعض.
And ar-rathd (with vowelization) is the household goods piled one on top of another.
والرثد: ضعفة الناس.
And ar-rathd is the weak people.
يقال: تركنا على الماء رثدا ما يطيقون تحملا.
It is said: We left at the water the weak ones who could not bear carrying.
وأما الذين ليس عندهم ما يتحملون عليه فهم مرتثدون، وليسوا برثد.
As for those who do not have what they can carry, they are murthaddun, and not rathad.
يقال: تركت بني فلان مرتثدين ما تحملوا بعد، أي ناضدين متاعهم.
It is said: I left the children of so-and-so preparing their loads, meaning arranging their goods.
قال ابن السكيت: ومنه اشتق مرثد، وهو اسم رجل.
Ibn al-Sikkit said: And from it (the root) is derived Mirthad, which is a man's name.
والمرثد: اسم من أسماء الأسد.
And al-Mirthad is a name of the names of the lion.
والرثدة بالكسر: جماعة من الناس يقيمون ولا يظعنون.
And ar-rithdah (with vowelization) is a group of people who stay and do not move.
الكسائي: أرثد القوم، أي أقاموا.
Al-Kisa'i said: The people settled, meaning they stayed.
واحتفر القوم حتى أرثدوا، أي بلغوا الثرى.
The people dug until they reached the earth.