طحلب

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of green growth, particularly algae or moss-like substances that form on water or land. It extends to related ideas of covering, abundance, and in a classical context, killing or the presence of a single hair.

Derived headwords

الطُّحْلُبnoun

1.
Algae/moss on waterboth
A green growth that covers stagnant water, sometimes described as resembling a spider's web.
2.
Green growth on landclassical
The initial green vegetation that appears on the earth.

طُحْلُبnoun

1.
A piece of algaeboth
A single piece or portion of the algae or green growth.

طَحْلَبَverb

1.
To be covered with algaeboth
Said of water when algae or green growth appears on its surface.

مُطَحْلِبadjective

1.
Covered with algaeboth
Describing water that has become covered with algae or green growth.

مُطَحْلِبadjective

1.
Abundant in algaeboth
Describing something, like a spring or water body, that has a lot of algae.

مُطَحْلِبَةadjective

1.
Abundant in algaeboth
Describing a spring or water body that is abundant with algae.

طُحْلُبverb

1.
To shear/slaughter (camels)classical
To shear or slaughter camels.

طُحْلُبَةnoun

1.
Killingclassical
The act of killing.

طَحْلَبَverb

1.
To killclassical
To kill someone.

طَحْلَبَتverb

1.
To become green with plantsclassical
Said of the earth when it begins to grow green with vegetation.

طُحْلُبَةnoun

1.
A single hairclassical
A single strand of hair.

Parallel reading

وأرى اللحياني قد حكى الطحلب أي كزبر في الطحلب أي بالضم: خضرة تعلو الماء المزمن

And Al-Lihyani narrated 'tuhlub' (with dammah on the taa') meaning 'kuzbar' in 'tuhlub' (with dammah on the taa'): a greenness that covers stagnant water.

وقيل: هو الذي يكون على الماء كأنه نسج العنكبوت

And it was said: it is that which is on the water as if it were a spider's web.

وقد طحلب الماء: علاه الطحلب

And the water became covered with algae: the algae covered it.

فهو مطحلب بكسر اللغام عن ابن الأعرابي

And it is 'mutahlib' (with kasrah on the laam) according to Ibn Al-A'rabi.

وعين مطحلبة وماء مطحلب: كثر طحلبه

And a spring that is 'mutahlibah' and water that is 'mutahlib': its algae is abundant.

عينا مطحلبة الأرجاء طامية فيها الضفادع والحيتان تصطخب

A spring abundant with algae on its sides, overflowing, in which frogs and fish are clamoring.

وطحلب الإبل: جزها

And 'tuhlub' of camels: their shearing.

والطحلبة: القتل

And 'tuhlubah': the killing.

يقال: طحلب فلانا إذا قتله

It is said: 'tahlab' so-and-so, meaning he killed him.

وطحلب الأرض: اخضرت أو أول ما تخضر بالنبت

And the earth 'tahlabat': it became green or the first of its greening with plants.

وطحلب الغدير

And the pond became covered with algae.

وما عليه طحلبة، بالكسر

And there was not on him 'tuhlubah' (with kasrah).

أي شعرة

Meaning a single hair.