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ثلع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of crushing, smashing, or breaking something, particularly a head or a fruit. It describes the action of inflicting severe damage that causes something to split or break apart.

Derived headwords

ثَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To crush or smash someone's head severely.

أَثْلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to crushboth

    To cause something to be crushed or smashed.

ثَلْعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    crushingboth

    The act of crushing or smashing, used as a verbal noun.

المَثْلَعnoun
  1. 1.
    crushed thingclassical

    Something that has been crushed or smashed, especially a fruit like a date.

المَشْدُوخadjective
  1. 1.
    crushedclassical

    Describing something that has been crushed or smashed.

Parallel reading

ثلعت رأسه أثلعه ثلعا
He crushed his head, he smashed it with a crushing.
أي شدخته
Meaning, he smashed it.
والمثلع: المشدخ من البسر وغيره
And al-mathla' is the smashed (fruit), from unripe dates and other things.