نثل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of extracting, removing, or emptying something, often from a container or a confined space. It also extends to concepts of shedding or casting off, and the resulting material or state.

Derived headwords

النثلةnoun

1.
wide coat of mailclassical
A coat of mail that is wide or spacious. It is likened to 'al-nathrah'.

نثلverb

1.
to cast offclassical
To cast off or throw off one's coat of mail. This verb is specifically used for a coat of mail and not for other items.
2.
to excavateboth
To excavate or dig out the earth from a well.
3.
to extractboth
To extract or take out something from a container, such as arrows from a quiver or provisions from a bag.

قد نثل درعه — he cast off his coat of mail

نثلت البئر نثلا — he excavated the well

نثلت كنانتي — I extracted the arrows from my quiver

النثرةnoun

1.
wide coat of mailclassical
A wide coat of mail, similar to 'al-nathlah'.

النثيلةnoun

1.
well sedimentclassical
Sediment or dirt from a well, similar to 'al-nabithah'.

النبيثةnoun

1.
well sedimentclassical
Sediment or dirt from a well.

انتثلverb

1.
to excavateboth
To excavate or dig out the earth from a well.

انتثلتها إذا استخرجت ترابها — you excavated it when you extracted its earth

نثلاnoun

1.
excavationboth
The act of excavating or digging out the earth from a well. It is the verbal noun of 'nathala'.

نثلت البئر نثلا — he excavated the well

حفرتك نثلother

1.
your well is excavatedclassical
An expression meaning 'your well is excavated', with 'nathal' being the verbal noun in the accusative case, indicating the state of being excavated.

حفرتك نثل، بالتحريك، أي محفورة — your well is excavated (with the 'tha' vowelized), meaning it is dug out

النثيلnoun

1.
dungboth
Animal dung or droppings.

يقال لكل حافر ثل ونثل، إذا راث — it is said for every digger, 'thala' and 'nathala', if it produces dung

منثلadjective

1.
producing dungclassical
An adjective describing an animal that produces dung, particularly in the context of excreting waste.

مثل على آريه الروث منثل — like on its dung heap, producing dung

تناثلverb

1.
to flock toboth
To flock to, gather around, or converge towards someone or something.

تناثل الناس إليه — people flocked to him

Parallel reading

النثلة: الدرع الواسعة، مثل النثرة.

Al-nathlah: the wide coat of mail, like al-nathrah.

يقال قد نثل درعه، أي ألقاها عنه.

It is said, 'he cast off his coat of mail', meaning he threw it off.

ولا يقال نثرها.

And it is not said 'he scattered it' (referring to the coat of mail).

والنثيلة مثل النبيثة، وهو تراب البئر.

And al-nathilah is like al-nabithah, which is the dirt of a well.

وقد نثلت البئر نثلا وانتثلتها، إذا استخرجت ترابها.

And you have excavated a well, 'nathlan', and you have excavated it, if you extracted its earth.

وتقول: حفرتك نثل، بالتحريك، أي محفورة.

And you say: 'your well is nathal', with the 'tha' vowelized, meaning excavated.

والثيل: الروث.

And al-nathil: the dung.

يقال لكل حافر ثل ونثل، إذا راث.

It is said for every digger, 'thala' and 'nathala', if it produces dung.

مثل على آريه الروث منثل

Like on its dung heap, producing dung

ونثلت كنانتي، إذا استخرجت ما فيها من النبل، وكذلك إذا نفضت ما في الجراب من الزاد.

And I extracted my quiver, if you took out what was in it of arrows, and likewise if you emptied what was in the bag of provisions.

وتناثل الناس إليه، أي انصبوا.

And people flocked to him, meaning they converged.