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طثرج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to a specific type of bird or its young, possibly a quail or a similar ground-dwelling bird. It is also used metaphorically to describe markings or patterns.

Derived headwords

الطَّثْرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Quailclassical

    A type of ground-dwelling bird, likely a quail or a similar species.

الطَّثْرَجnoun
  1. 1.
    Young of a quailclassical

    Refers to the young or chicks of the bird identified as الطثرج.

أَثَارَverb
  1. 1.
    To stir upboth

    To agitate, move, or disturb something, often referring to dust or earth.

  2. 2.
    To bring forthboth

    To cause something to appear or be revealed.

آثَارnoun
  1. 1.
    Tracesboth

    Marks, signs, or remnants left behind by something or someone.

  2. 2.
    Patternsboth

    Distinctive markings or designs, often on a surface.

Parallel reading

الطثرج: النما
Al-Tathraj: The young (of a bird).
وهو لمنظور بن مرثد: والبيض في متونها كالمدرج أثر كآثار فراخ الطثرج
And for Manzur bin Murthad: And the white (swords) in their middles are like the path of ants, a trace like the traces of the young of the Tathraj.
أراد بالبيض: السيوف
He intended by 'al-bayd' (the white ones): the swords.
والمدرج: طريق النمل
And 'al-mudraj': the path of ants.
والأثر: فرند السيف شبهه بالذر
And 'al-athar': the pattern (or edge) of the sword, he likened it to the ants.