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ثيب

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the state of a woman who has been married and is no longer a virgin, whether widowed or divorced. It also extends to men who have had sexual intercourse and, metaphorically, to things that return to their original state, like a well that refills after being drawn from.

Derived headwords

ثيبadjective
  1. 1.
    married womanboth

    A woman who has been married and is no longer a virgin, either due to divorce or widowhood.

  2. 2.
    experienced manboth

    A man who has had sexual intercourse, or has been sexually penetrated.

  3. 3.
    non-virginboth

    Generally refers to someone who is not a virgin, applicable to both men and women.

الثيبانnoun
  1. 1.
    two married womenclassical

    The dual form referring to two women who are no longer virgins.

ككيزانnoun
  1. 1.
    a districtclassical

    A name for a district or region.

الثيبnoun
  1. 1.
    a married womanboth

    A woman who has been married and subsequently separated from her husband through death or divorce.

الثيبينnoun
  1. 1.
    two experienced peopleclassical

    The dual form referring to two individuals who are not virgins, often used in legal contexts.

البكرينnoun
  1. 1.
    two virginsclassical

    The dual form referring to two individuals who are virgins.

ثيبتverb
  1. 1.
    to make a woman non-virginclassical

    To cause a woman to become a 'thayyib' (i.e., to marry her or for her to become widowed/divorced).

مثيبadjective
  1. 1.
    made non-virginclassical

    A passive participle indicating a woman who has been made a 'thayyib'.

تثيبتverb
  1. 1.
    to become a non-virginclassical

    To become a 'thayyib', referring to a woman's transition to a non-virgin state.

تثييباnoun
  1. 1.
    making non-virginclassical

    The act or process of making a woman a 'thayyib'.

الثيبnoun
  1. 1.
    non-virgin (plural)both

    The plural form for 'thayyib', referring to women who are not virgins.

ثيباتnoun
  1. 1.
    non-virgins (women)both

    The feminine plural of 'thayyib', specifically referring to women who are not virgins.

وابكاراnoun
  1. 1.
    and virginsboth

    The conjunction 'and' followed by the accusative plural of 'bikr' (virgin).

الثيبnoun
  1. 1.
    non-virginboth

    A person, male or female, who is not a virgin.

ذات ثيبadjective
  1. 1.
    refillingclassical

    Describes a well from which water is drawn but which refills, returning to its original state.

ثابverb
  1. 1.
    to returnboth

    To return, to come back, to revert to a previous state.

ثيوبnoun
  1. 1.
    original stateclassical

    The original or former state of something, especially when it returns to that state.

ثؤوبnoun
  1. 1.
    returnclassical

    The act of returning or reverting, particularly to an initial condition.

بئر ثيبnoun
  1. 1.
    refilling wellclassical

    A well that has the characteristic of refilling with water after being drawn from.

Parallel reading

والثيب، كصيب، من النساء: المرأة التي تزوجت وفارقت زوجها
And 'al-thayyib', like 'as-sayyib', among women: the woman who married and separated from her husband.
امرأة ثيب كانت ذات زوج ثم مات عنها زوجها أو طلقت ثم رجعت إلى النكاح
A 'thayyib' woman was married, then her husband died or she was divorced, then she returned to marriage.
ورجل ثيب إذا كان قد دخل به (أو دخل بها) الذكر والأنثى في ذلك سواء
And a 'thayyib' man if he has had intercourse (or intercourse has been had with her), male and female are equal in this.
ولد الثيبين وولد البكرين
The offspring of the two experienced and the offspring of the two virgins.
الثيبان يرجمان، والبكران يجلدان ويغربان
The two 'thayyib' (women) are stoned, and the two virgins are flogged and exiled.
ثيبت المرأة وهي مثيب
The woman was made 'thayyib', and she is 'mutayyab' (made 'thayyib').
يقال: ثيبت المرأة تثييبا، إذا صارت ثيبا
It is said: The woman was made 'thayyib' ('tathyeeban'), if she became 'thayyib'.
قال الله تعالى: {2. 010 ثيبات واءبكارا} (التحريم: 5)
Allah the Almighty said: {2. 010 'thayyibaatin wa abkaaraa'} (The Prohibitions: 5).
الثيب بالثيب جلد مائة ورجم بالحجارة
A 'thayyib' by a 'thayyib' is one hundred lashes and stoning with stones.
ويطلق الثيب على المرأة البالغة وإن كانت بكرا مجازا واتساعا
And 'al-thayyib' is applied to a mature woman, even if she is a virgin, metaphorically and broadly.
وبئر ذات ثيب وغيث إذا استقي منها عاد مكانه ماء آخر
And a well 'dhaat thayyib' and rain, if water is drawn from it, another water returns in its place.
أي من ثاب الماء: بلغ إلى حاله الأول بعدما يستقى
Meaning the water 'thouba': it reached its first state after being drawn.
وبئر ثيب، أي يثوب الماء فيها
And a 'thayyib' well, meaning the water returns to it.