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تهر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a type of sandy terrain that lacks a cliff or steep edge. It also extends metaphorically to describe a person who is lost in thought or self-absorbed.

Derived headwords

التيهورnoun
  1. 1.
    sandy ground without a cliffclassical

    A stretch of sandy ground that does not have a steep bank or cliff edge.

تيهورةnoun
  1. 1.
    sandy ground without a cliffclassical

    A specific instance or type of sandy ground that lacks a cliff or precipice.

تياهرnoun
  1. 1.
    sandy ground without a cliffclassical

    The plural form of 'tīhūr', referring to multiple areas of sandy terrain lacking cliffs.

تياحيرnoun
  1. 1.
    sandy ground without a cliffclassical

    Another plural form of 'tīhūr', denoting sandy areas without steep edges.

تيهnoun
  1. 1.
    his soul, meaning: he bewildered and cast it awayboth

    his soul, meaning: he bewildered and cast it away

Parallel reading

التيهور من الرمل: ما له جرف، عن الاصمعي.
Al-tīhūr of sand: that which has no cliff, according to Al-Asma'i.
فطلعت من شمراخه تيهورة شماء مشرفة كرأس الاصلع
And she emerged from its summit, a sandy expanse, lofty and overlooking like the head of a bald man.
والجمع تياهير وتياهر.
And the plural is tayāhīr and tayāhir.
كيف اهتدت ودونها الجزائر وعقص من عالج تياهر
How did she find her way, when between her and the islands are tangled masses of sand without cliffs?
ويقال للرجل إذا كان ذاهبا بنفسه: به تيه تيهور
And it is said of a man, if he is lost in himself: he has a 'tīh tīhūr'.
أي تائه.
Meaning, lost or bewildered.