ثبج

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes the middle, central, or largest part of something, often referring to the back, sea, or night. It extends to concepts of abundance, prominence, and even the core or essence. Figuratively, it can denote confusion, obscurity, or a lack of defense.

Derived headwords

الثَّبَجُnoun

1.
middle part of the backboth
The area between the shoulder blades down to the lower back, or more specifically, the bulk of the back and the area containing the curves of the ribs.
2.
middle/bulk of somethingboth
The central and largest portion of an object or concept, such as the middle of the sea or the deepest part of the night.
3.
prominent partboth
The upper or most prominent part of something.
4.
chest of a sandgrouseclassical
The chest area of a sandgrouse bird.

ما بين الكاهل إلى الظهر — What is between the shoulder and the back

ثبج الظهر: معظمه — The bulk of the back: its largest part

أَثْبَاجٌnoun

1.
middles/bulksboth
Plural of ثَبَج (thabaj), referring to the middle or largest parts of things.

تسنمت الحمر أثباج الآكام — The wild asses ascended the middles of the hills

ثُبُوجٌnoun

1.
middles/bulksboth
Plural of ثَبَج (thabaj), referring to the middle or largest parts of things.

ثَبَجَverb

1.
to be confused/muddledboth
To speak or write in a confused, muddled, or unclear manner.
2.
to squat awkwardlyclassical
To squat on the tips of one's feet, similar to how one might squat to clean oneself.

ثبج الكتاب والكلام تثبيجا: لم يأت به على وجهه — The book and the speech were muddled: he did not present it properly

إذا الكماة جثموا على الركب ثبجت يا عمرو ثبوج المحتطب — When the warriors crouched on their knees, you squatted, O Amr, like a wood-gatherer

تَثْبِيجٌnoun

1.
muddling/confusionboth
The act of confusing or muddling speech or writing, making it unclear.
2.
carrying a staffclassical
Carrying a staff by placing it on one's back with hands behind, typically done when tired.

كتاب مثبج وقد ثبج تثبيجا — A muddled book, and it was muddled extensively

مُثَبَّجٌadjective

1.
muddled/confusedboth
Describing speech or writing that is confused, unclear, or muddled.
2.
disordered in buildclassical
Describing a person with a disordered or long and loose build.

كتاب مثبج — A muddled book

ثَبَجٌnoun

1.
a birdclassical
A type of bird that cries all night, sounding like moaning.

ثَبَجَانٌnoun

1.
birdsclassical
Plural of ثَبَج (thabaj), referring to the bird.

ثَبَجَةٌnoun

1.
middle partclassical
The middle or central part of something, often used metaphorically.
2.
a specific type of charityclassical
The intermediate portion in charity, given between the best and the worst.

وأنطوا (الثبجة) — And they gave the intermediate portion (in charity)

الأَثْبَجُadjective

1.
broad-backedclassical
Describing someone with a broad middle part of the back.
2.
hunchbackedclassical
Describing a person who is hunchbacked.
3.
prominentclassical
Describing something that is protruding or prominent.

والأثبج: العريض الثبج — And al-Athbaj: the broad-backed

دعاني الأثبجان بيا بغيض — The two prominent ones called me, O Bghid

أَثِيبَجٌadjective

1.
prominent (diminutive)classical
A diminutive form of أثْبَج (athbaj), referring to a small protruding part, especially between the shoulders and the neck.

إن جاءت به أثيبج فهو لهلال — If she bears it with a prominent part (between shoulders and neck), then it is for Hilal

ثَبُوجًاnoun

1.
squatting postureclassical
A specific way of squatting on the tips of the feet.

ثبج، كضرب، ثبوجا — He squatted, like 'daraba', a squatting

اِثْبَأَجَّverb

1.
to be full and laxclassical
To become full, corpulent, and relaxed in build.

اثبأج الرجل: امتلأ وضخم واسترخى — The man became full, corpulent, and relaxed

مُثْبَجٌadjective

1.
disordered buildclassical
Having a disordered or loose build, often with length.

ورجل مثبج، مضطرب الخلق مع طول — And a man of disordered build, with length

المِثْبَجَةُnoun

1.
owlclassical
A type of owl.
2.
a type of birdclassical
Possibly referring to a specific bird, perhaps the 'anūq'.

ثَبَّاجٌname

1.
mountain in Yemenclassical
A proper noun referring to a mountain located in Yemen.

ثَبَّاجٌname

1.
place nameclassical
A proper noun referring to a place.

Parallel reading

ما بين الكاهل إلى الظهر

What is between the shoulder and the back

وثبج الظهر: معظمه، وما فيه محانى الضلوع

And the bulk of the back: its largest part, and what contains the curves of the ribs

والجمع أثباج

And the plural is athbaj

خيار أمتي أولها وآخرها، وبين ذالك ثبج أعوج ليس منك ولست منه

The best of my community are the first and the last, and between that is a crooked middle part, not of you and you are not of it

يوشك أن يرى الرجل من ثبج المسلمين

It is almost time when a man will be seen from the middle of the Muslims

فاضربوا ثبجه، فإن الشيطان راكد في كسره

So strike its middle, for Satan is lurking in its cracks

يركبون ثبج هاذا البحر

They ride the middle of this sea

كنت إذا فاتحت عروة بن الزبير فتقت به ثبج بحر

When I initiated a conversation with Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, I would open up the vast sea with him

وثبج البحر والليل: معظمه

And the middle of the sea and the night: its largest part

تسنمت الحمر أثباج الآكام

The wild asses ascended the middles of the hills

التقم لقما مثل أثباج القطا، وهي أوساطها

He swallowed mouthfuls like the middles of the sandgrouse, and they are their centers

الثبج مستدار على الكاهل إلى الصدر

The thabaj is rounded from the shoulder to the chest

اضطراب الكلام وتفنينه

Confusion of speech and its variation

تعمية الخط وترك بيانه، كالتثبيج

Obscuring the writing and leaving its explanation unclear, like muddling

كتاب مثبج وقد ثبج تثبيجا

A muddled book, and it was muddled extensively

طائر يصيح الليل أجمع، كأنه يئن

A bird that cries all night, as if it is moaning

عارض فلان في قومه ثبجا

So-and-so opposed his people with a thabaj (lack of defense)

وأنطوا (الثبجة)

And they gave the intermediate portion (in charity)

أي أعطوا (المتوسطة) في الصدقة (بين الخيار والرذال)

Meaning they gave the intermediate portion in charity, between the best and the worst

والتثبيج بالعصا، والتثبج بها: أن تجعلها على ظهرك، وتجعل يديك من ورائها

And carrying the staff, and carrying it: is to place it on your back, and place your hands behind it

والأثبج: العريض الثبج

And al-Athbaj: the broad-backed

إن جاءت به أثيبج فهو لهلال

If she bears it with a prominent part (between shoulders and neck), then it is for Hilal

إذا الكماة جثموا على الركب ثبجت يا عمرو ثبوج المحتطب

When the warriors crouched on their knees, you squatted, O Amr, like a wood-gatherer

ورجل مثبج، مضطرب الخلق مع طول

And a man of disordered build, with length