ثدا

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the breast, specifically the female breast, its size, and its anatomical attachment. It also extends to a plant and a descriptive epithet related to a man's hand.

Derived headwords

الثدىnoun

1.
breastboth
The mammary gland of a female mammal, or the analogous organ in a male. It can be referred to in both masculine and feminine forms.

أثداءnoun

1.
breasts (plural)both
The plural form of 'thady', referring to breasts.

ثدئnoun

1.
breasts (plural)classical
An alternative plural form of 'thady', breasts.

ثدىnoun

1.
breast (plural)classical
Another plural form of 'thady', breasts, with a kasra on the first letter.

ثدياءadjective

1.
large-breastedboth
A woman who is large-breasted.

الثداءnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A type of plant, mentioned as being similar to 'makaa'.

ذو الثديةname

1.
epithetclassical
An epithet for a man named Thurmalah, referring to his short hand.

ذو اليديةname

1.
epithetclassical
An alternative epithet for Thurmalah, also referring to his short hand.

الثندوةnoun

1.
base of the breastclassical
The place where the breast is attached, with the first letter open (fatha) and unhamzated.

ثندؤةnoun

1.
base of the breastclassical
The base of the breast, when the first letter is pronounced with a hamza.

Parallel reading

الثدى يذكر ويؤنث، وهو للمرأة والرجل أيضا

The breast is masculine and feminine, and it applies to women and men as well.

والجمع أثد وثدئ على فعول، وثدى أيضا بكسر الثاء إتباعا لما بعدها من الكسر.

And the plural is 'athad' and 'thudi' on the pattern of 'fuhool', and 'thady' also with a kasra on the thaa, following the kasra of the following letter.

وامرأة ثدياء: عظيمة الثديين

And a woman is 'thudyaa': large-breasted.

ولا يقال رجل أثدى.

And one does not say a man is 'athady'.

والثداء، مثال المكاء: نبت.

And 'ath-thadaa', like 'al-makaa': a plant.

وذو الثدية: لقب رجل اسمه ثرملة

And 'Dhu ath-thudayyah': an epithet for a man named Thurmalah.

فمن قال في الثدى إنه مذكر يقول إنما أدخلوا الهاء في التصغير لان معناه اليد

So whoever says the breast is masculine says they only added the haa in the diminutive because its meaning is 'hand'.

وذلك أن يده كانت قصيرة مقدار الثدى، يدل على ذلك أنهم يقولون فيه: ذو اليدية، وذو الثدية جميعا.

And that is because his hand was short, the measure of a breast; this is indicated by the fact that they say about him: 'Dhu al-yadayyah', and 'Dhu ath-thudayyah' both.

قال ثعلب: الثندوة بفتح أولها غير مهموز، مثال الترقوة والعرقوة، على فعلوة، وهى مغرز الثدى.

Tha'lab said: 'Ath-thunduwah' with the first letter open (fatha) and unhamzated, like 'at-tarquwah' and 'al-'irquwah', on the pattern of 'fa'luwah', and it is the base of the breast.

فإذا ضممت همزت وهى فعللة.

And if you pronounce it with damma, you hamzate it, and it is on the pattern of 'fa'lalatu'.

قال أبو عبيدة: وكان رؤبة يهمز الثندؤة وسئة القوس.

Abu Ubaydah said: And Ru'bah used to hamzate 'ath-thund'u'ah' and 'sa'atu al-qaws'.

قال: والعرب لا تهمز واحدا منهما.

He said: And the Arabs do not hamzate either of them.