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ثطء

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of trampling or crushing something underfoot. It also extends to the meaning of throwing something forcefully to the ground and, in a more specific sense, refers to a type of small creature.

Derived headwords

ثَطَأَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to trampleboth

    To tread upon or crush something with one's feet, similar to the meaning of وطئه.

وَطِئَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to tread uponboth

    To step on or press down upon something with the feet.

ثُطْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small crawling creature, specifically identified as a spider by Abu 'Amr.

ثَطْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small crawling creature, specifically identified as a spider by Abu 'Amr.

ثَطِئَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To act foolishly or stupidly.

ثَطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To act foolishly or stupidly.

ثَطَئَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To throw something down to the ground forcefully, and to cast it away.

Parallel reading

ثطأه كجعله: وطئه
He trampled it, like making it: he trod upon it.
ثطأته بيدي ورجلي حتى ما يتحرك، أي وطئته
I trampled it with my hand and my foot until it did not move, meaning I trod upon it.
والثطأة بالضم والفتح مع سكون الطاء دويبة
And al-thut'ah (with dammah and fatha) with a sukun on the ta' is a small creature.
وهي العنكبوت
And it is the spider.
ثطىء (كفرح) حمق
Thati'a (like faraha) means to be foolish.
كثطىء ثطأ
He was foolish, he acted foolishly.
ثطئه، بالكسر: رمى به الأرض وسلحه
Thati'ahu (with kasr): he threw it to the ground and cast it away.