ثوب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root ثوب (th-w-b) primarily denotes returning, coming back, or gathering. This core meaning extends to concepts of reunion, recovery, and convergence. It also encompasses the idea of reward or recompense, and metaphorically, the act of clothing or covering.

Derived headwords

ثابَverb

1.
returnedboth
To return after having gone; to come back.
2.
repentedclassical
To return to God's obedience; to repent.
3.
gatheredclassical
People gathered and came together.
4.
filledclassical
A basin filled or nearly filled.
5.
recoveredboth
The body recovered and became sound after weakness.
6.
became abundantclassical
Wealth became abundant and gathered.
7.
became intenseclassical
Ignorance became intense and established.
8.
woke upclassical
To wake up or become alert.

ثابَ الرجلُ بعد ذهابه — The man returned after his departure.

ثابَ فلانٌ إلى الله وتاب — So-and-so returned to God and repented.

ثابَ الناسُ اجتمعوا وجاءوا — The people gathered and came.

ثابَ الحوضُ: امتلأ أو قارب — The basin filled or nearly filled.

ثابَ إلى العليلِ جسمُهُ — The invalid's body recovered.

ثابَ مالُهُ: كَثُرَ واجتمع — His wealth became abundant and gathered.

ثابَ إذا انتبه — He woke up when he became alert.

ثَوَّبَverb

1.
compensatedclassical
To compensate someone for something; to give a substitute.
2.
called to prayerclassical
To call to prayer or other matters; to urge.
3.
performed the iqamahclassical
To perform the iqamah (call to prayer).
4.
prayed voluntarilyclassical
To pray voluntarily after the obligatory prayer.

ثَوَّبَهُ اللهُ من كذا: عَوَّضَهُ — May God compensate him for such-and-such.

كلُّ داعٍ مُثَوِّبٌ — Every caller is urged.

إذا ثُوِّبَ بالصلاةِ فأتوها — When the iqamah is called for the prayer, come to it.

ثَوَابٌnoun

1.
rewardboth
Reward, recompense, or retribution, applicable to both good and evil, though more specifically used for good.
2.
honeyclassical
Honey.
3.
beesclassical
Bees.
4.
good windsclassical
The best winds.

الثَّوَابُ بمعنى العَسَلِ — Reward in the sense of honey.

الثَّوَابُ: النَّحْلُ — Reward: the bees.

سُمِّيَ خيرُ الرياحِ ثَوَابًا — The best of winds was named thawab.

هل ثَابَ الكُفَّارُ ما كانوا يَفْعَلُونَ — Will the disbelievers be recompensed for what they used to do?

أَثَابَverb

1.
rewardedboth
God rewarded him; He recompensed him.
2.
returnedclassical
To return or come back.
3.
recoveredclassical
His body returned to him and became sound.
4.
filledclassical
To fill something.

أَثَابَهُ اللهُ ثَوَابًا حَسَنًا — May God reward him with a good reward.

أَثَابَ بمعناهُ: أي عاد ورجع إلى طاعته — He returned in its meaning: meaning he returned to His obedience.

أَثَابَ الرجلُ: ثَابَ إليه جسمُهُ وصلُحَ بَدَنُهُ — The man recovered: his body returned to him and his health improved.

أَثْبَتُهُ أنا — I filled it.

مَثُوبَةٌnoun

1.
rewardboth
A reward or recompense from God.
2.
place of returnclassical
A place to which one returns; a resort.

مَثُوبَةٌ من عند اللهِ خيرٌ — A reward from God is better.

أَثَابَهُ اللهُ مَثُوبَةً حَسَنَةً — May God reward him with a good reward.

إِثَابَةٌnoun

1.
recompenseboth
Recompense or reward.

أَثَابَهُ اللهُ يُثِيبُهُ إِثَابَةً: جَازَاهُ — May God reward him, He recompenses him: He recompensed him.

مَثَابٌnoun

1.
place of returnboth
A place to which one returns or resorts.
2.
water gathering placeclassical
The place where water gathers in a well or cistern.
3.
water's limitclassical
The extent of a well's water.
4.
stone surroundclassical
Stones around a well's edge.
5.
water sourceclassical
The place from which water emerges.

المَثَابُ: مُجْتَمَعُ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ تَفَرُّقِهِمْ — The mathab: the gathering place of people after their dispersal.

مَثَابُ الحَوْضِ: وَسَطُهُ الَّذِي يَثُوبُ إِلَيْهِ المَاءُ إِذَا اسْتُفْرِغَ — The mathab of the basin: its center to which water returns when emptied.

بِئْرٌ مَالَهَا ثَائِبٌ — A well that has no returning water.

ثَبَةٌnoun

1.
groupclassical
A group of people, even if dispersed.
2.
water gathering placeclassical
The middle of a basin where water gathers.

فَانْفِرُوا ثَبَاتٍ أو انْفِرُوا جَمِيعًا — So go forth in groups or go forth all together.

الثَّبَةُ: الجَمَاعَةُ في تَفَرُّقٍ — The thabah: a group in dispersal.

ثُوبٌnoun

1.
garmentboth
A garment, clothing, or robe.
2.
coveringclassical
That which covers or conceals.

لَبِسْتُ ثَوْبًا جَدِيدًا — I wore a new garment.

كَثَوْبِ ابْنِ بَيْضٍ وَقَاهُمْ بِهِ — Like the garment of Ibn Bayd, with which he protected them.

أَثْوَابٌnoun

1.
garmentsboth
Plural of ثوب (garment).
2.
people wearing garmentsclassical
Metaphorically, people wearing garments.

لَبِسَ أَثْوَابًا مُخْتَلِفَةً — He wore different garments.

رَمَوْهَا بِأَثْوَابٍ خِفَافٍ — They threw light garments at them.

ثِيَابٌnoun

1.
garmentsboth
Plural of ثوب (garment).

اشْتَرَى ثِيَابًا جَدِيدَةً — He bought new clothes.

تَثْوِيبٌnoun

1.
calling to prayerclassical
The act of calling to prayer, especially the repetition of 'Prayer is better than sleep' in the dawn prayer.
2.
compensationclassical
Compensation or recompense.
3.
iqamahclassical
The iqamah (call to prayer).
4.
voluntary prayerclassical
Praying voluntarily after the obligatory prayer.

التَّثْوِيبُ: الدُّعَاءُ إلى الصَّلاةِ — Tathwib: the call to prayer.

أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا أُثَوِّبَ في شَيْءٍ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ إِلَّا في صَلَاةِ الفَجْرِ — The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, ordered me not to perform tathwib in any prayer except the dawn prayer.

مَثَابَةٌnoun

1.
place of returnboth
A place to which one returns or resorts, a home or dwelling.
2.
gathering placeclassical
A place where people gather.

وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا البَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا — And [mention] when We made the House a resort for the people and a sanctuary.

المَثَابَةُ: المَرْجِعُ — The mathabah: the place of return.

تَوَّابٌadjective

1.
repentantboth
One who repents frequently.

رَجُلٌ تَوَّابٌ أَوَّابٌ — A man who is very repentant and returning.

أَوَّابٌadjective

1.
repentantboth
One who frequently returns (to God).

رَجُلٌ تَوَّابٌ أَوَّابٌ — A man who is very repentant and returning.

مُنِيبٌadjective

1.
returningboth
One who returns (to God).

ثَوَابٌ مُنِيبٌ بِمَعْنًى وَاحِدٍ — Repentant, returning, in one meaning.

ثَائِبٌnoun

1.
returning waterclassical
Water that returns to a well after being drawn.
2.
returning groupclassical
A group that comes repeatedly.
3.
overflowing seaclassical
The sea when it overflows or is abundant.

بِئْرٌ مَالَهَا ثَائِبٌ — A well that has no returning water.

قَوْمٌ لَهُمْ ثَائِبٌ — A people who have a returning group.

Parallel reading

ثابَ الرجلُ بعد ذهابه

The man returned after his departure.

ثابَ فلانٌ إلى الله وتاب، بالثاء والتاء، أي عاد ورجع إلى طاعته

So-and-so returned to God and repented, with the thaa and taa, meaning he returned to His obedience.

وكذلك أثاب بمعناه

And likewise, athaba has the same meaning.

وثاب الناسُ اجتمعوا وجاءوا

And the people gathered and came.

وثاب الشيءُ: رجع

And a thing returned: it came back.

إذا استراحا بعد جهدٍ ثابا

When they rested after exertion, they returned.

ثابَ جسمُهُ ثُبُورًا

His body recovered from weakness.

وأثابَ: أقبل

And athaba: he approached.

وأثابَ الرجلُ: ثابَ إليه جسمُهُ وصلُحَ بَدَنُهُ

And the man recovered: his body returned to him and his health improved.

ثابَ إلى العليلِ جسمُهُ، إذا حَسُنَتْ حالُهُ بعد نُحولِهِ ورجعت إليه صحته

The invalid's body recovered, when his condition improved after his emaciation and his health returned to him.

ثابَ الحوضُ: امتلأ أو قارب

The basin filled or nearly filled.

إن لم يثب حوضك قبل الري

If your basin does not fill before watering.

هي أحلى من الثوابِ إذا ما ذُقْتَ فاها

She is sweeter than honey when you taste her mouth.

من كل معنقة وكل عطافة منها يصدقها ثوابٌ يرعب

From every tall and every curved one, a terrifying bee confirms it.

سُمِّيَ خيرُ الرياحِ ثوابًا

The best of winds was named thawab.

هل ثَابَ الكُفَّارُ ما كانوا يَفْعَلُونَ

Will the disbelievers be recompensed for what they used to do?

لمثوبةٌ من عند اللهِ خيرٌ

A reward from God is better.

أثيبوا أخاكم

Recompense your brother.

أثابه اللهُ مثوبةً حسنةً ومثوبةً

May God reward him with a good reward and a recompense.

فانفروا ثباتٍ أو انفروا جميعًا

So go forth in groups or go forth all together.

وقد أغدوا على ثبةٍ كرامٍ نشاوى واجدين لما نشاء

And they went out in the morning to noble groups, intoxicated, finding what they desired.

وما لمثاباتِ العروشِ بقيةٌ إذا استُلَّ من تحتِ العروشِ الدعائمُ

And the supports of the trellises have no remainder when the pillars are pulled out from under them.

وإنما قيل للمنزل مثابةٌ لأن أهله يتصرفون في أمورهم ثم يثوبون إليه

And the home is called a mathabah because its people attend to their affairs and then return to it.

مثاباً لأفناءِ القبائلِ كلها تخبُّ إليها اليعملاتُ الذواملُ

A resort for all the clans of the tribes, to which the weary camels hasten.

ثابَ إليه عقله وحلمه

His mind and forbearance returned to him.

جمَّتْ مثابةُ البئرِ، وهي مجتمعُ مائِها

The mathabah of the well, which is its gathering of water, became abundant.

الملأُ بموضعِ كذا وكذا مثلُ ثائبِ البحرِ، يعنون أنه غضٌّ رطبٌ كأنه ماءُ البحرِ إذا فاضَ بعد جزرٍ

The crowd in such-and-such a place is like the overflowing sea, meaning it is fresh and moist as if it were the sea water when it overflows after low tide.

وثابَ ماءُ البئرِ، إذا عادتْ جُمَّتُها

And the well water returned, when its fullness returned.

وثابَ القومُ: أتوا متواترين

And the people came: they came successively.

لا أعرفنَّ أحداً انتقصَ من سُبُلِ الناسِ إلى مثاباتِهم شيئاً

Let me not find anyone who takes anything away from the people's paths to their resorts.

أجدني أذوبُ ولا أثوبُ

I find myself dissolving and not recovering.

إذا ثُوِّبَ بالصلاةِ فأتوها وعليكم السكينةُ والوقارُ

When the iqamah is called for the prayer, come to it with tranquility and dignity.