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ثعجح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe the intense and abundant flow of water, particularly rain. It conveys a sense of overwhelming volume and continuous movement, suggesting a powerful downpour.

Derived headwords

اِثْعَنْجَجَverb
  1. 1.
    flowed abundantlyclassical

    The rain flowed intensely and copiously, with one part following another.

اِثْعَنْجَرَverb
  1. 1.
    flowed abundantlyclassical

    To flow intensely and copiously, with one part following another. This is used as a synonym for اثعنجج.

سَحَverb
  1. 1.
    pouredboth

    To pour down heavily, often used in the context of rain.

فَاثْعَنْجَحَverb
  1. 1.
    flowed abundantlyclassical

    A variant form of 'ith'anjaja', meaning the water flowed intensely and copiously.

Parallel reading

اثعنجج المطر بمعنى اثعنجر، إذا سال وكثر وركب بعضه بعضا
The rain 'ath'anjaja' meaning 'ath'anjara', when it flowed and was abundant and one part followed another.
هاكذا سمعت عتير بن عرزة الأسدي يقول
This is how I heard 'Utayr ibn 'Arzah al-Asadi say it.
فذكرته لشمر، فاستغربه حين سمعه فكتبه
So I mentioned it to Shamir, and he found it strange when he heard it, so he wrote it down.
وأنشدته فيه ما أنشدنيه عتير لعدي بن الغاضري في الغيث
And I recited to him what 'Utayr had recited to me from 'Addi ibn al-Ghadiri concerning the rain.
جون ترى فيه الروايا دلحا
A dark cloud you see the camels drinking deeply from.
كأن جنانا وبلقا ضرحا
As if graves and open spaces were dug.
فيه إذا ما جلبه تكلحا
In it, when it brings forth, it appears grimacing.
وسح سحا ماؤه فاثعنجحا
And its water poured and poured, and it flowed abundantly.
هاذه حروف لا أعرفها، ولم أجد لها أصلا في كتب الثقات الذين أخذوا عن العرب العاربة ما أودعوا كتبهم
These are letters I do not know, and I have not found their origin in the books of the trustworthy scholars who took from the pure Arabs what they recorded in their books.
ولاكني ذكرتها استندارا لها و تعجبا منها
But I mentioned them to draw attention to them and out of wonder at them.
ولا أدري ما صحتها
And I do not know their authenticity.
كذا في اللسان
Thus it is in Al-Lisan.