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ثنن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to hair or hair-like growths, particularly on animals, and also refers to a specific region of the body.

Derived headwords

الثنةnoun
  1. 1.
    tail hairsclassical

    The hairs on the back of a horse's fetlock that hang down to the ground.

  2. 2.
    pubic areaclassical

    The area between the navel and the pubic region.

الثننnoun
  1. 1.
    tail hairs (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'al-thinnah', referring to the hairs on the back of a horse's fetlock.

ثنnoun
  1. 1.
    dried herbageclassical

    Dry, withered grass or vegetation.

Parallel reading

الشعرات التي في مؤخر رسغ الدابة التي أسبلت على أم القردان حتى تبلغ الارض.
The hairs that are on the back of the horse's fetlock which hang down over the pastern until they reach the ground.
والجمع الثنن.
And the plural is 'al-thunun'.
لها ثنن كخوافى العقاب سود يفين إذا تزبئر
She has tail hairs like the black pinions of an eagle, which grow long when she stands tall.
قوله يفين غير مهموز، أي يكثرن.
His saying 'yufinna' is not hamzated, meaning they are abundant.
يقال: وفي شعره، إذا كثر.
It is said: 'wa-fiyya sha'ruhu', meaning his hair is abundant.
يقول: ليست بمنجردة لا شعر عليها.
He means: it is not bare, with no hair on it.
والثنة أيضا: ما بين السرة والعانة.
And 'al-thinnah' also refers to the area between the navel and the pubic region.
والثن، بالكسر: يبيس الحشيش.
And 'al-thinn', with a kasra, refers to dried herbage.
تكفى القوح أكلة من ثن
It suffices the white-maned one (horse) a meal of dried herbage.