ثلب

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

The root ثلب (thalaba) primarily relates to criticism, blame, and defect. It extends to concepts of being worn out, broken, or defective, particularly concerning animals and objects. It also encompasses terms for specific types of terrain and vegetation.

Derived headwords

ثَلَبَهُ يَثْلُبُهُverb

1.
to blame, criticizeboth
To blame, criticize, find fault with, and openly mention someone's defects.
2.
to slanderclassical
To slander or speak ill of someone, damaging their reputation.
3.
to overturn, invertclassical
To overturn or invert something.

ثَلْبًاnoun

1.
blame, criticismboth
The act of blaming, criticizing, or finding fault.
2.
slanderclassical
Slander or defamation.

المَثْلَبَةُnoun

1.
defect, flawboth
A defect, flaw, or blemish; a fault.
2.
place of blameclassical
A place or source of blame or criticism.

المَثَالِبُnoun

1.
defects, flawsboth
Plural of مثلبة (mathlabah), referring to multiple defects, flaws, or shortcomings.
2.
slandersclassical
Plural of مثلبة (mathlabah), referring to instances of slander or defamation.

مَثْلُوبٌadjective

1.
defective, flawedboth
Having defects or flaws; blameworthy.

ذُو مَثَالِبَadjective

1.
full of defectsclassical
Possessing many defects or flaws; blameworthy.

مَثْلَبٌnoun

1.
habit of blamingclassical
A habit or characteristic of blaming or criticizing others.

ثَلَبَverb

1.
to expel, drive awayclassical
To expel or drive away a person.

ثَلَبَverb

1.
to overturn, invertclassical
To overturn or invert something.

ثَلَبَهُ (ثَلَمَهُ)verb

1.
to chip, notchclassical
To chip or notch something, often used interchangeably with ثلمه (thalama).

الثَّلَبُ (بالكسر)noun

1.
old camelclassical
An old male camel whose teeth have broken and fallen out due to age.
2.
very old manclassical
A very old man, worn out and with broken teeth.

أَثْلَابٌnoun

1.
old camelsclassical
Plural of ثلب (thalab), referring to old male camels.
2.
very old menclassical
Plural of ثلب (thalab), referring to very old men.

ثَلَبَةٌnoun

1.
old female camelclassical
An old female camel, similar to the male 'thalab'.

ثَلَّبَverb

1.
to make old and wornclassical
To make something old and worn out, especially referring to a camel.

الثَّلَبُ (بالكسر)noun

1.
worn-out camelclassical
A camel that has not impregnated (females), or metaphorically, an old and worn-out one.

الثَّلَبُ (ككتف)noun

1.
chipped spearclassical
A spear that is chipped or notched.

الثَّلَبُ (بالتحريك)noun

1.
contractionclassical
Contraction or shrinking, such as of skin.
2.
dirt, grimeclassical
Dirt, grime, or filth, especially on the skin.

الأَثْلَبُ (ويكسر)noun

1.
dust and stonesboth
Dust and small stones, or fragments of stones.
2.
stoneclassical
A stone.
3.
dustclassical
Dust.

الإِثْلَبُnoun

1.
stoneclassical
A stone.
2.
dustclassical
Dust.
3.
small stonesclassical
Small fragments of stones.

الأَثْلَمُnoun

1.
dust and stonesclassical
Dust and stones, or fragments of stones, possibly a variant or dialectal form of الأثلب.

الثَّلِيبُnoun

1.
old black herbageclassical
Old, dry, black herbage or vegetation.
2.
two-year-old herbageclassical
Herbage that is two years old and black.

الثَّلْبُوتُnoun

1.
valleyclassical
A valley.
2.
landclassical
Land or an area of ground.

ثَالِبَةُ الشَّوَىadjective

1.
cracked feetclassical
Describing a woman with cracked or chapped feet.

رَجُلٌ ثَلِبٌ (بالكسر)adjective

1.
defective, flawedclassical
A defective or flawed man, used metaphorically.

رَجُلٌ ثَلِبٌ (ككتف)adjective

1.
defective, flawedclassical
A defective or flawed man, used metaphorically.

Parallel reading

ثلبه يثلبه ثلبا وعابه وصرح بالعيب

He blamed him, criticized him, and openly mentioned the defect.

لا يحسن التعريض إلا ثلبا

He does not excel at indirect speech except through blame.

وقيل: الثلب: شدة اللوم والأخذ باللسان

And it is said: Al-thalb is intense blame and verbal reproach.

وهي المثلبة وجمعها المثالب وهي العيوب

And it is the mathlabah, and its plural is mathalib, which are defects.

وما ثلبت مسلما قط

And I have never blamed a Muslim.

ومالك تثلب الناس وتثلم أعراضهم

And why do you blame people and slander their honor?

وما عرفت في فلان مثلبة

And I have not known any defect in so-and-so.

وفلان مثلوب وذو مثالب

And so-and-so is blameworthy and full of defects.

وما أنت إلا مثلب، أي عادتك الثلب

And you are nothing but blameworthy, meaning your habit is blaming.

مثالب الأمير والقاضي: معايبه

The defects of the prince and the judge are their shortcomings.

ثلب الرجل ثلبا: طرده

He expelled the man, driving him away.

ثلب الشيء: قلبه

He overturned the thing.

والثلب بالكسر: الجمل الذي تكسرت أنيابه هرما وتناثر هلب ذنبه

And al-thalb (with kasr) is the camel whose incisors have broken from old age and the hair of its tail has fallen out.

لهم من الصدقة الثلب والناب

They have from the charity the old male camel and the old female camel.

هو المسن، ولم يخص بهذه اللغة قبيلة من العرب دون أخرى

He is the aged one, and this term is not specific to one Arab tribe over another.

إما تريني اليوم ثلبا شاخصا

If you see me today as an aged, standing figure.

ورجل ثلب: منتهى الهرم متكسر الأسنان

And a thalib man is one at the extreme of old age with broken teeth.

إنك جربتني فوجدتني لست بالغمر الضرع ولا بالثلب الفاني

You have tested me and found that I am neither a young, inexperienced person nor a worn-out old man.

والثلب البعير إذا لم يلقح وهو حقيقة فيه

And al-thalb is the camel if it does not impregnate (females), and this is its literal meaning.

الثلب ككتف: المتثلم من الرماح

Al-thalb (like katif) is the chipped or notched spear.

وقد ظهر السوابغ فيهم والبيض واليلب ومطرد من الخطي لا عار ولا ثلب

And the coats of mail, the white armor, the spears, and the straight Khatī spears appeared among them, without shame or defect.

ثلب على ثلب وبيده ثلب

Defect upon defect, and in his hand is a defect.

ثلب جلده، كفرح إذا تقبض

His skin contracted, like 'faraha' if it shrinks.

إنه لثلب الجلد

Indeed, it is dirt on the skin.

الأثلب بلغة أهله الحجاز: الحجر وبلغة بني تميم: التراب

Al-athlab, in the dialect of the Hijaz, means stone, and in the dialect of Banu Tamim, it means dust.

وبفيه الإثلب أي التراب والحجارة

And in his mouth is al-ithlab, meaning dust and stones.

وللعاهر الإثلب

And for the adulterer is the stone (or dust).

رعين ثليبا ساعة ثم إننا قطعنا عليهن الفجاج الطوامسا

We grazed on black old herbage for a while, then we crossed the trackless ravines.

برذون مثالب: يأكله

A mule that eats the thalib plant.

بأحزة الثلبوت يربأ فوقها قفر المراقب خوفها آرامها

In the regions of Al-Thalbut, the lonely watchers ascend it, fearing its gazelles.

رمح ثلب امرأة ثالبة الشوى

A spear (or a man) and a woman with cracked feet.

لقد ولدت غسان ثالبة الشوى غدوس السرى لا يعرف الكرم جيدها

Ghassan has given birth to a woman with cracked feet, swift in the night, whose good qualities are not known.

ورجل ثلب بالكسر وثلب ككتف: معيب

And a man thalib (with kasr) and thalib (like katif) means defective.