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طرث

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a specific type of edible desert plant, its collection, and related descriptive terms. It also extends to metaphorical uses and geographical names.

Derived headwords

الطَّرْثُوثnoun
  1. 1.
    clitorisclassical

    The clitoris, used metaphorically.

  2. 2.
    edible desert plantboth

    A tall, slender, mushroom-like desert plant that turns reddish when dried. It is edible and acts as a digestive aid. It can be sweet (red) or bitter (white).

طَرِيثِيثname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A place name in the district of Nishapur, originally spelled 'Tarshiz'.

التَّطَرْثُثnoun
  1. 1.
    collecting the plantboth

    The act of gathering the plant known as 'tarathith'.

تَطَرْثَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to collect the plantboth

    To go out and gather the 'tarathith' plant.

طَرَاثِيثnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of tarathithboth

    The plural form of the desert plant 'tarathith'.

الطَّرْثnoun
  1. 1.
    tender, fresh vegetationboth

    Any tender and fresh plant growth.

طَرْثnoun
  1. 1.
    tip of the clitorisclassical

    The tip or extremity of the clitoris.

Parallel reading

الطرثوث، بالضم: الكمرة
Al-tarathuth, with damma, refers to the clitoris.
على التشبيه، فهو مجاز
This is by way of simile, so it is metaphorical.
ونبت يؤكل
And a plant that is eaten.
نبت رمحلي طويل مستدق كالفطر، يضرب إلى الحمرة وييبس، وهو دباغ للمعدة
A tall, slender, mushroom-like plant that turns reddish and dries out, and it is a digestive aid for the stomach.
واحدته طرثوثة
Its singular form is 'tarathuthah'.
فمنه حلو، وهو الأحمر، ومنه مر، وهو الأبيض
Some of it is sweet, which is the red one, and some of it is bitter, which is the white one.
نبت على طول الذراع، لا ورق له، كأنه من جنس الكمأة
A plant about the length of an arm, with no leaves, as if it were of the truffle family.
التطرثث: اجتناؤه
Al-tatarathuth: collecting it.
يقال: تطرثت القوم: خرجوا يجتنون الطراثيث
It is said: 'Tatharthathat al-qawm': the people went out collecting the tarathith.
وخرجوا يتطرثثون، أي يجتنونه
And they went out 'yatatharthathun', meaning collecting it.
طرثوث البادية لا لأعرق له ولا ثمر، ومنبته الرمال وسهولة الأرض، وفيه حلاوة مشربة عفوصة، وهو أحمر مستدير الرأس، كأنه ثومة ذكر الرجل
The desert tarathuth has no roots or fruit, its habitat is sandy and soft ground, it has a sweet taste mixed with astringency, and it is red with a round head, like a male garlic bulb.
طراثيث لا أرطى لها، وذآنين لا رمث لها
'Tarathith without arta, and dhawaneen without ramth'.
يضربان مثلا للذي يستأصل فلا يبقى له بقية بعدما كان له أصل وقدر ومال
These are used as a metaphor for something that is eradicated, leaving no trace after having had origin, status, and wealth.
كل نبات طري غض
Every tender, fresh plant.
وقد صحفه الصاغاني فقال: كل بناء طري
Al-Sagani misread it, saying: 'every new building'.
طرف البظر
The tip of the clitoris.
وطريثيث: ة، بنيسابور
And Taraythith: a place in Nishapur.
وهي في الأصل طرشيز
And it was originally Tarshiz.