كثء

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes processes related to liquids becoming thick, creamy, or frothy, such as milk curdling or water becoming clear from sediment. It also extends to the growth and thickening of plants, hair, and beards, and can refer to specific food items derived from these processes.

Derived headwords

كَثَأَverb

1.
to rise and clarifyclassical
Said of milk, when it rises above the water and the water beneath it becomes clear.
2.
to thicken and creamclassical
Said of milk or other substances, when their fat rises to the top and they become thick.

كَثُؤَverb

1.
to thicken and creamclassical
Said of milk, when its fat rises to the top and it becomes thick.

كَثِئَverb

1.
to thicken and creamclassical
Said of milk, when its fat rises to the top and it becomes thick.

كَثَّأَverb

1.
to frothclassical
Said of a pot, when it froths due to boiling.

كَثَأَverb

1.
to skim frothclassical
Said of a pot, when its froth is taken off, which is what rises after boiling.

كَثَأَverb

1.
to grow thick and tallclassical
Said of plants, wool, or hair, when they grow thick, dense, and tall.

كَثُؤَverb

1.
to grow thick and tallclassical
Said of plants, when they grow thick, dense, and tall.

كَثِئَverb

1.
to grow thick and tallclassical
Said of plants, when they grow thick, dense, and tall.

كَثَأَverb

1.
to grow thick and tallclassical
Said of a beard, when its hair becomes long and abundant.

تَكَثَّأَverb

1.
to become thick and abundantclassical
A general term for becoming thick and abundant, applied to milk, wool, plants, and beards.

كَثْأَةnoun

1.
creaminessclassical
What rises to the top of milk, consisting of fat and thickness, or the froth from boiling water.
2.
frothclassical
The froth of a pot, which is what rises after boiling.

كَثْعَةnoun

1.
creaminessclassical
What rises to the top of milk, consisting of fat and thickness, or the froth from boiling water.

كَثَأَverb

1.
to eat the creamy partclassical
To eat what rises to the top of milk or other substances.

تَكْثِيءnoun

1.
eating the creamy partclassical
The act of eating what rises to the top of milk or other substances.

الكُثْءnoun

1.
thickened foodclassical
A type of dried cheese or food product made from milk, which thickens in the pot and has a dense top layer.

كَنَثَأَverb

1.
to grow long and abundantclassical
Said of a beard, when its hair becomes long and abundant.

كَنْتَأَverb

1.
to grow long and abundantclassical
Said of a beard, when its hair becomes long and abundant.

الكُنْثَأوnoun

1.
long and abundant beardclassical
A beard that is long and abundant.

كُنْثَأَةnoun

1.
long and abundant beardclassical
A beard that is long and abundant.

الكُثْأَةnoun

1.
wild leekclassical
A type of wild plant, possibly wild leek, or according to others, a type of herb like Hanzab, or the seeds of arugula.

الكُثَاةnoun

1.
wild leekclassical
A type of wild plant, possibly wild leek, or according to others, a type of herb like Hanzab, or the seeds of arugula.

الكُنْتَأوnoun

1.
long and abundant beardclassical
A beard that is long and abundant.

كُنْثُؤُهَاnoun

1.
its abundanceclassical
Refers to the abundance and length of a beard.

Parallel reading

كثأ اللبن وكثع إذا خثر وعلاه دسمه

Milk curdles and its fat rises to the top.

وكثأت القدر أزبدت للغلي

The pot frothed due to boiling.

وكثأ القدر إذا أخذ زبدها وهو ما ارتفع منها بعد الغليان

And the pot is skimmed of its froth, which is what rises after boiling.

وكثأ النبت والوبر يكحثأ كثأ وهو كاثىء: نبت وطلع أو كثف وغلظ وطال

Plants and wool grow thick and tall, becoming dense and long.

وكثأ الزرع غلظ والتف

And the crops grow thick and dense.

تكثئة في الكل مما ذكر من اللبن والوبر والنبت

Thickening and abundance in all that was mentioned of milk, wool, and plants.

وكثأة اللبن بالفتح ويضم والكثعة بالعين: ما علاه من الدسم والخثورة، أو هو الطفاوة من فوحق الماء

The creaminess of milk, whether pronounced with fath or damma, and al-kath'ah (with 'ayn) is what rises of its fat and thickness, or it is the froth from boiling water.

وكثأة القدر: زبدها، يقال: خذ كثأة قدرك وكثأتها وهو ما ارتفع منه بعد ما تغلي

And the froth of the pot is its foam; it is said: Take the froth of your pot, which is what rises from it after it boils.

ويقال: كثأ تكثيئا إذا أكل ذلك أي ما على رأس اللبن

And it is said: He ate the creamy part, meaning what rises to the top of the milk.

من الأقط الكثء وهو ما يكثأ في القدر وينصب ويكون أعلاه غليظا

Among the dried cheeses is al-kuth'u, which is what thickens in the pot, settles, and has a dense top layer.

وكنثأت اللحية، بزيادة النون، ويروى: كنتأت بالتاء المثناة الفوقية، كذا في (لسان العرب)

And the beard grew long, with the addition of 'nun', and it is narrated: it grew long, with 'ta', as in Lisan al-Arab.

طالت وكثرت أي غزر شعرها

It became long and abundant, meaning its hair grew profusely.

وأنت امرؤ قد كثأت لك لحية كأنك منها قاعد في جوالق

And you are a man whose beard has grown thick, as if you are sitting in sacks because of it.

والكنثأو: الكنتأو بمعنى، وقد عرفت أن التاء لغة في الثاء

And al-kuntha'u means al-kunta'u, and you know that 'ta' is a variant pronunciation for 'tha'.

ولحية كنثأة، وإنه لكنتأ اللحية وكنثؤها

And a beard that is long and abundant, and indeed it is the length and abundance of the beard.

والكثأة بالفتح والكثاة كقناة بلا همز، نقله أبو حنيفة عن بعض الرواة هو الكراث

And al-kuth'ah (with fath) and al-kuthah (like qanah, without hamza), transmitted by Abu Hanifa from some narrators, is wild leek.