ثعلب

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root 'ثعلب' primarily relates to the fox, its characteristics, and its habitat. It extends to describe openings, dens, and specific geographical locations. Metaphorically, it can refer to cunning or evasiveness, and also to certain physical ailments or parts of objects.

Derived headwords

الثعلبnoun

1.
foxboth
A wild mammal known for its cunning, specifically the male fox.
2.
water outletclassical
An opening through which water flows out, such as from a water basin or a grain storage area.
3.
denclassical
A burrow or hole from which water emerges, particularly rainwater.
4.
spearhead socketclassical
The part of a spear that inserts into the shaft.
5.
offshoot baseclassical
The base of a young plant shoot when cut from its mother, or the base of a grafted plant in the trunk.

أرب يبول الثعلبان برأسه — The two foxes urinate on its head (referring to a humiliated person).

ثعلبةnoun

1.
female foxboth
The female of the fox species.
2.
coccyxclassical
The tailbone.
3.
anusclassical
The posterior opening of the digestive tract.

ثعلبانnoun

1.
male foxclassical
The male of the fox species, used in a poetic context.

أرب يبول الثعلبان برأسه — The two foxes urinate on its head (referring to a humiliated person).

ثعالبnoun

1.
foxesboth
The plural of fox.

لقد ذل من بالت عليه الثعالب — Indeed, he is humiliated whose head is urinated upon by foxes.

ثعالnoun

1.
foxesclassical
A rare plural form of fox.

مثعلةadjective

1.
full of foxesclassical
An area or land that has many foxes.

مثعلبةadjective

1.
full of foxesclassical
An area or land that has many foxes.

ثعلبname

1.
a nameclassical
A given name, though less common due to its association with the animal and other meanings.

ثعلبةname

1.
a nameclassical
A given name for individuals, with several notable historical figures bearing it.

ثعلبة بن عباد العنبري البصري ثقة، من الرابعة — Tha'labah ibn 'Abbad al-Anbari al-Basri is trustworthy, from the fourth generation of transmitters.

بنو ثعلبةname

1.
tribes of Tha'labahclassical
Various tribes and clans in Arab history named after Tha'labah.

الثعلبتانname

1.
the two Tha'labahsclassical
Two specific clans within the Tayy tribe.

يأبى لي الثعلبتان الذي قال خباج الأمة الراعيه — The two Tha'labahs refuse what the servant of the nation's shepherd said.

أبو ثعلبةname

1.
Abu Tha'labahclassical
A kunyah (patronymic) borne by several Companions of the Prophet Muhammad.

أبو ثعلبة الخشني منسوب إلى جده خشين بن لأي — Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani is attributed to his grandfather Khushayn ibn La'ay.

داء الثعلبnoun

1.
alopeciamodern
A disease characterized by hair loss.

داء الثعلب علة يتناثر منها الشعر — Alopecia is an ailment from which hair falls out.

عنبهnoun

1.
a plantclassical
A plant with astringent and cooling properties, used medicinally.

وعنبه أي الثعلب نبت قابض مبرد — And its berry (referring to the plant) is an astringent and cooling herb.

حوضهnoun

1.
a place nameclassical
A geographical location, possibly a valley or water source.

وحوضه بالحاء المهملة وفي أخرى بالمعجمة أما بالمهملة — And its Hawd (with an unpointed H) or (with a pointed H) ...

ذو ثعلبانname

1.
Dhu Tha'labanclassical
A title or name for one of the ancient kings of Yemen.

وذو ثعلبان بالضم من الأذواء — And Dhu Tha'laban (with dammah) is among the Adhawa' (Yemenite rulers).

ثعلباتname

1.
Tha'labatclassical
A geographical location mentioned in poetry.

فراكس فثعلبات فذات فرقين فالقليب — Then Farakas, then Tha'labat, then Dhat Farqayn, then Al-Qalib.

ثعالباتname

1.
Tha'alibatclassical
A geographical location mentioned in poetry.

قرن الثعالبname

1.
Qarn al-Tha'alibclassical
A mountain pass and a miqat (place of entering ihram) for the people of Najd.

وقرن الثعالب هو قرن المنازل وهو ميقات أهل نجد — And Qarn al-Tha'alib is Qarn al-Manazil, which is the miqat for the people of Najd.

دير الثعالبname

1.
Dayr al-Tha'alibclassical
A monastery or settlement located in Baghdad.

ودير الثعالب ع ببغداد — And Dayr al-Tha'alib is a place in Baghdad.

الثعلبيةnoun

1.
fox-like runningclassical
A manner of running for a horse, resembling that of a fox or dog.
2.
a place nameclassical
A location on the road to Mecca.

والثعلبية أن يعدو الفرس كالكلب — And Al-Tha'labiyyah means for a horse to run like a dog.

تثعلبverb

1.
to act like a foxclassical
To behave cunningly or evasively, like a fox.

فإن رآني شاعر تثعلبا — For if a poet sees me, he will act cunningly.

أيت ثعالبname

1.
Ayt Tha'alibclassical
A place in the Maghreb (North Africa) after which a scholar was named.

وأيت ثعالب موضع بالمغرب — And Ayt Tha'alib is a place in the Maghreb.

Parallel reading

وهي الأنثى أو الأنثى ثعلبة و الذكر ثعلب وثعلبان بالضم

And the female is tha'labah, and the male is tha'lab and tha'laban (with dammah).

أرب يبول الثعلبان برأسه لقد ذل من بالت عليه الثعالب

The two foxes urinate on its head; indeed, he is humiliated whose head is urinated upon by foxes.

والصواب في البيت فتح الثاء من الثعلبان لأنه على ما زعمه مثنى ثعلب

And the correct pronunciation in the verse is with a fatha on the thaa' of tha'laban, because, as he claims, it is the dual of tha'lab.

فبينا هو عنده إذ أقبل ثعلبان يشتدان حتى تسنماه فبالا عليه

And while he was with it, two foxes came running swiftly until they reached its top and urinated on it.

وإنما الحديث: فجاء ثعلبان، بالضم، وهو ذكر الثعالب اسم له مفرد لا مثنى

The hadith is actually: 'Then two foxes came', with dammah, and it is the male fox, a singular noun, not a dual.

وأرض مثعلة كمرحلة ومثعلبة بكسر: اللام ذات ثعالب أي كثيرتها

And an area (ard) is math'alah (like marhalah) and math'alabah (with kasrah on the lam): meaning full of foxes, i.e., having many of them.

والثعلب مخرج الماء إلى الحوض

And the tha'lab is the outlet of water to the basin.

والثعلب الجحر الذي يخرج منه ماء المطر

And the tha'lab is the den from which rainwater emerges.

والثعلب طرف الرمح الداخل في جبة السنان منه

And the tha'lab is the end of the spear that enters the socket of the spearhead.

والثعلبة العصعص

And al-tha'labah is the coccyx.

وهي أي الأنثى ثعلبة

And it (the female) is tha'labah.

والثعلب الذكر، والأنثى ثعالة

And the male is tha'lab, and the female is tha'alah.

قال شيخنا: ثعلبة في العرب في الرجال، وقلما سموا بثعلب

My teacher said: Tha'labah is among the Arabs for men, and they rarely named their children Tha'lab.

وداء الثعلب علة يتناثر منها الشعر

And dā' al-tha'lab (alopecia) is an ailment from which hair falls out.

وقرن الثعالب هو قرن المنازل وهو ميقات أهل نجد

And Qarn al-Tha'alib is Qarn al-Manazil, which is the miqat for the people of Najd.

والثعلبية أن يعدو الفرس كالكلب

And al-Tha'labiyyah is for a horse to run like a dog.

ثعلب الرجل من آخر، إذا جبن وراغ

A man 'tha'lab's' another if he is cowardly and evasive.