ثدء

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts related to breasts, specifically the female breast and its anatomy. It also extends to botanical terms for plants with specific leaf or root characteristics, and a place name.

Derived headwords

الثَّدَاءُnoun

1.
plantclassical
A plant described as having leaves like leeks and long stalks that are pounded when moist to make ropes for irrigation. It is also called a good tree with sweet white roots and white mallow-like flowers.

بِهَاnoun

1.
single unit of the plantclassical
The singular form of the plant الثداء.

الطَّرَاثِيثُnoun

1.
plant rootsclassical
Refers to the roots of the plant الثداء, described as being like 'ashterghaz', Persian ginger, and Khorasanian elecampane root.

الثَّنْدَأَةُnoun

1.
breastboth
The female breast, particularly its anatomical structure or the flesh around it.
2.
base of the breastclassical
The point where the breast attaches, according to Al-Asma'i.

الثَّنْدَأَتَيْنِnoun

1.
two breastsboth
The dual form of الثندأة, referring to both breasts.

ثُنْحُدْوَةٌnoun

1.
breastclassical
An alternative form for the word الثندوة, indicating the 'n' is original and the 'w' is an addition.

ثُنْدُوَىnoun

1.
breastclassical
An alternative form for the word الثندوة, indicating the 'n' is an addition and the 'w' is original.

ثَنَادٍnoun

1.
breastsclassical
A defective plural of الثندوة, used according to Ibn Al-Sikkit.

ثَنَادَةٌnoun

1.
breastsclassical
A plural of الثندوة, according to the author of Al-Wa'i.

الثَّنْدُؤَةِnoun

1.
nasal septumclassical
In the context of a hadith, it refers to the septum of the nose.

الأُثَيْدَاءُname

1.
place nameclassical
A place name, possibly a diminutive of a word related to 'tha'd' with the hamza moved to the beginning.

Parallel reading

الثداء كزنار: نبت له ورق كأنه ورق الكراث، وقضبان طوال يدقها الناس، وهي رطبة فيتخذون منها أرشية يسقون بها

Al-Thudā' is like a belt: a plant with leaves resembling leek leaves and long stalks that people pound while moist to make ropes for irrigation.

وهي شجرة طيبة يحبها المال ويأكلها، وأصولها بيض حلوة، ولها نور مثل نور الخطمي الأبيض

It is a good tree that wealth loves and eats; its roots are white and sweet, and it has a bloom like the white mallow's bloom.

وبنبت في أصلها الطراثيث وهو أشترغاز، وزنجبيل العجم، وعرق الأنجذان الخراساني

And in its root are the Tharthith, which is 'ashterghaz', Persian ginger, and Khorasanian elecampane root.

الثندأة لك بضم الأول والثالث كالثدي لها

Al-Thandā'ah, with the first and third letters pronounced with damma, is like the breast for a woman.

وقد جاء في الحديث في صفة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم (عاري الثندأتين)

And it has come in the hadith describing the Prophet, peace be upon him, (bare of the two breasts).

أراد أنه لم يكن على ذلك الموضع لحم

He meant that there was no flesh on that area.

أو هي مغرز الثدي

Or it is the base of the breast.

وهي واللثدي مترادفان

And it and the breast are synonyms.

وإذا فتحت الكلمة فلا تهمز، هي ثنحدوة كفعلوة مثل قرنوة وعرقوة

And if you pronounce the word with an open vowel, do not use the hamza; it is 'thunḥudwah' like 'fa'lūwah', such as 'qarnūwah' and 'ʿirqūwah'.

وإذا ضممت أولها همزت، فتكون فعللة

And if you pronounce its first letter with damma, you use the hamza, making it 'faʿlalah'.

وفي المصباح: الثندوة وزنها فنعلة، فتكون النون زائدة والواو أصلية

And in Al-Misbah: Al-Thunduwah has the pattern 'funʿalah', meaning the 'n' is extra and the 'w' is original.

وكان رؤبة يهمزها، وقال أبو عبيد: وعامة العرب لا تهمزها

And Ru'bah used to pronounce it with a hamza, while Abu Ubayd said: The majority of Arabs do not pronounce it with a hamza.

وحكى في البارع ضم الثاء مهموزا وفتحها معتلا، وجمعها على ما قال ابن السكيت ثناد، على النقص

And in Al-Bari', it is narrated with the thā' pronounced with damma and a hamza, and with an open vowel, and its plural, according to Ibn Al-Sikkit, is 'thanād', with omission.

وقال صاحب الواعي: الجمع على اللغتين ثنادة وثناد

And the author of Al-Wa'i said: The plural according to both linguistic variations is 'thanādah' and 'thanād'.

فيا لأنف إذا جدع الدية، وإن جدعت ثندؤته فنصف العقل

Oh, for the nose, if it is cut off, the blood money is due; and if its septum is cut off, then half the blood money is due.

قال ابن الأثير: أراد بالثندؤة في هذا الموضع روثة الأنف

Ibn Al-Athir said: By 'al-thundū'ah' in this context, he meant the septum of the nose.

والأثيداء مصغرا مكان بعكاظ

And Al-Uthaydā', in its diminutive form, is a place near 'Ukaz.

يجوز أن يكون تصغير الثأد بنقل الهمزة إلى أوله

It is possible that it is a diminutive of 'al-tha'd' by moving the hamza to its beginning.