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دثء

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to rain and the season it occurs, specifically a type of rain that follows intense heat. It also extends to the offspring of sheep born during the summer.

Derived headwords

الدَّثْئِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    rain after heatclassical

    A type of rain that comes after the intensity of heat has subsided.

  2. 2.
    summer lambingclassical

    Relating to the offspring of sheep born in the summer, though phrased as a relative adjective, it's not a true genealogical attribution.

الدَّثْئِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    summer rainclassical

    Rain that occurs after intense heat, considered a variant of 'al-daf'i' (with fā').

الدَّثْئِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    summer lambingclassical

    The offspring of sheep born during the summer season.

Parallel reading

الدثئي كعربي: مطر يأتي بعد اشتداد الحر
Al-dath'i, as in Arabic: rain that comes after intense heat.
لغة في الدفئي بالفاء
It is a linguistic variant of 'al-daf'i' (with fā').
وقال الليث: هو الذي يجيء إذا قاءت الأرض الكمأة
And Al-Layth said: it is that which comes when the earth brings forth truffles.
الدثئي أيضا: نتاج الغنم في الصيف
And al-dath'i also: the offspring of sheep in the summer.
صيغ صيغة النسب وليس بنسب
It is formed in the pattern of a relative adjective but is not a true genealogical attribution.