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ثغم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of plant found in mountains, characterized by its white appearance when dry. It is also used metaphorically to describe greying hair. Additionally, the root denotes a fierce or predatory dog.

Derived headwords

الثَّغَامnoun
  1. 1.
    Mountain plantboth

    A type of plant that grows in the mountains. It turns white when it dries.

  2. 2.
    White hairclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe white or greying hair, resembling the dried plant.

نَغَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    A single plantboth

    The singular form of الثغام, referring to one plant of this type.

الثَّغْمnoun
  1. 1.
    Predatory dogclassical

    A fierce or predatory dog, particularly a wolf or a wild dog.

Parallel reading

الثغام، بالفتح: نبت يكون في الجبل، يبيض إذا يبس
Al-thugham, with fatha: a plant found in the mountain, which turns white when it dries.
يقال له بالفارسية " إسپيذ "
It is called 'ispidh' in Persian.
ويشبه به الشيب
And grey hair is likened to it.
أعلاقة أم الوليد بعد ما أفنان رأسك كالثغام المخلس
Is the head of Umm al-Walid dear to you after your hair has become white like the dried thugham plant?
والثغم: الضاري من الكلاب
And al-thughm: the predatory one among dogs.