ثعب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the flowing or gushing of liquids, especially water and blood. It extends to describe the channels through which liquids flow, and also encompasses specific meanings related to creatures like snakes and lizards, as well as certain plants and physical features.

Derived headwords

ثَعَبَverb

1.
to gush forthboth
To flow or gush forth abundantly, like water or blood.

ثَعَبَverb

1.
to cause to gushclassical
To cause something, like water or blood, to gush forth.

انْثَعَبَverb

1.
to gush outboth
To flow out or gush forth, used for blood and rain.

فانثعب الدم — and the blood gushed out

يَثْعُبُverb

1.
to flowboth
Present tense of 'to gush forth', referring to the continuous flow of blood or water.

وجرحه يثعب دما — and his wound is gushing blood

مِثْعَبnoun

1.
water channelboth
A channel or conduit for water, especially for rain or from a gutter.

فأصلحوا خراطيم المثاعب — so they repaired the nozzles of the water channels

مَثْعَبnoun

1.
water spoutclassical
A spout or outlet for water, specifically mentioned in relation to city water systems.

مثاعب المدينة — the water spouts of the city

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
large snakeboth
A large, long snake, often described as formidable.

فإذا هي ثعبان مبين — then behold, it was a serpent manifest

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
yellow snakeclassical
Specifically a yellowish or tawny colored snake.

ثُعْبَانnoun

1.
any snakeclassical
A general term for any snake, regardless of size or gender.

ثَعْبnoun

1.
gushing liquidboth
Water or blood that flows or gushes forth.

ماء ثعب — gushing water

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
vicious lizardclassical
A type of harmful lizard, described as green-headed with bulging eyes, known for its venomous bite.

ولا الخناز كالثعبة — nor the lizard like the 'tha'bah'

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
mouseclassical
A mouse or rat.

ثُعْبَةnoun

1.
treeclassical
A type of tree with rough leaves and a dusty trunk, found in mountains, offering dense shade.

أَثْعُوبnoun

1.
flowing liquidclassical
Something that flows or gushes, particularly water or blood.

وسالت الثعبان — and the flowing water streamed

أَثْعَبَانnoun

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flowing waterclassical
A stream or flow of water.

كما سال الثعبان — just as the flowing water streamed

أَثْعَبِيّadjective

1.
handsome and fairclassical
Describing a face that is distinguished, handsome, and fair-complexioned.

أَثْعَبَانِيّadjective

1.
handsome and fairclassical
Describing a face that is distinguished, handsome, and fair-complexioned.

وجه أثعباني — a handsome and fair face

ثُعَابِيبnoun

1.
flowing waterclassical
A continuous flow of clear, spreading water from the mouth.

يجري ثعابيب — it flows with spreading water

ثَعُوبnoun

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gushingclassical
The act of gushing or flowing abundantly.

Parallel reading

ونحوهما (كمنع) يثعبه ثعبا (: فجره، فانثعب) كما ينثعب الدم من الأنف

And similar to it (like 'mana'a') it gushes forth, causing it to gush, and it gushes out, just as blood gushes from the nose.

ومننه اشتق مثعب المطر

And from it is derived 'mith'ab' (water channel) for rain.

يجيء الشهيد يوم القيامة وجرحه يثعب دما

The martyr will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound gushing blood.

صلى وجرحه يثعب دما

He prayed while his wound was gushing blood.

قطعت نساه فانثعبت (جدية) الدم

His hamstring was cut, and the blood gushed out.

وانثعب المطر كذلك

And the rain gushed forth similarly.

ماء ثعب

Gushing water.

وأثعوب وأثعبان

And 'ath'oob' and 'ath'aban' (flowing).

تقول: أقبلت أعناق لسيل الراعب، فأصلحوا خراطيم المثاعب، وسالت الثعبان، كما سال الثعبان، وهو السيل

You say: The necks of the terrifying flood approached, so they repaired the nozzles of the water channels, and the flowing water streamed, just as the flowing water streamed, and it is the stream.

والثعب: شجر

And 'tha'b' is a tree.

والثعب: مسيل الوادي

And 'tha'b' is the channel of the valley.

والثعب: الذي يجتمع في مسيل المطر من الغثاء

And 'tha'b' is what gathers in the rain channel from debris.

والمثعب المرزاب لا المسيل

And the 'math'ab' is the gutter spout, not the channel.

الثعبة، بتسكين العين، والذي قرأته على شيخي في الجمهرة بفتح العين

The 'tha'bah', with a sukun on the 'ayn', and what I read to my sheikh in Al-Jamharah was with a fatha on the 'ayn'.

وزغة خبيثة خضراء الرأس والحلق جاحظة العينين

A vicious lizard, green-headed and throated, with bulging eyes.

تلدغ فلا يكاد يبرأ سليمها

It stings, and its victim can hardly recover.

والثعبة: دابة أغلظ من الوزغة، تلسع وربما قتلت

And the 'tha'bah' is a creature thicker than a lizard, it stings and sometimes kills.

ما الخوافي كالقلبة، ولا الخناز كالثعبة

The soft palm fronds are not like the heart of the palm, nor is the lizard like the 'tha'bah'.

والثعبة: الفأرة

And the 'tha'bah' is the mouse.

والثعبة: شجرة شبيهة بالثوعة إلا أنها أخشن ورقا، وساقها أغبر وليس لها حمل ولا منفعة فيها، وهي من شجر الجبل، ولها ظل كثيف

And the 'tha'bah' is a tree similar to 'tha'w'ah' but with rougher leaves, and its trunk is dusty, and it has no fruit or benefit, and it is from the trees of the mountain, and it has dense shade.

والثعبان: الحية الضخمة الطويلة

And the 'thu'ban' is the large, long snake.

وهي ببعض المواضع تستعار للفأر، وهو أنفع في البيت من السنانير

And in some places it is metaphorically used for a mouse, and it is more useful in the house than cats.

شدید توقیہ الزمام کأنما نرى بتوقیہ الخشاشۃ أرقمـا فلما أتتہ أنشبت في خشاشہ زماما كثعبان الحماطۃ محكما

Very cautious of the reins, as if we see in its caution a serpent. When it came to him, it entangled its reins in its interior like a tightly bound serpent of the acacia.

فإذا هي ثعبان مبين

Then behold, it was a manifest serpent.

فخلقها خلق الثعبان العظيم، واهتزازها وحركتها وخفتها كاهتزاز الجان وخفته

So its creation was like the creation of a great serpent, and its shaking, movement, and lightness were like the shaking and lightness of a 'jan' (small snake).

الوجه الفخم في حسن وبياض

The distinguished face in handsomeness and fairness.

ومنهم من يقول: وجه أثعباني

And some of them say: an 'ath'abani' face.

يجري ثعابيب

It flows with spreading water.