ثءد

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to moisture, dew, and wetness, often associated with plants and the ground. It extends to meanings of being damp, cool, or even plump and full. Figuratively, it can denote unpleasantness, ugliness, or a state of being stuck or unable to settle.

Derived headwords

الثَّأْدُnoun

1.
dewboth
Moisture or dew that settles on the ground or plants.
2.
dirtclassical
Filth or dirt.

ثَئِدٌadjective

1.
dewyboth
Covered in dew; moist and damp.
2.
coolclassical
Feeling cool, often due to dampness.

ثَئِدَverb

1.
to be dewyboth
To become covered in dew or moisture.

ثُؤْدَةٌnoun

1.
dewy nightclassical
A night characterized by dew or dampness.
2.
place of dewclassical
A location that is dewy or damp.

ثَئِدٌadjective

1.
cool (person)classical
A person who is feeling cool, possibly due to being chilled or damp.

ثَأْدٌnoun

1.
unpleasant matterclassical
An ugly or unpleasant affair or situation.
2.
soft datesclassical
Soft, ripe dates.
3.
tender vegetationboth
Tender, soft, and fresh vegetation.
4.
unsuitable placeclassical
A place that is not suitable or agreeable, making it difficult to stay.

ثَأْدَاءُnoun

1.
slave womanclassical
A female slave.
2.
foolish womanclassical
A foolish or stupid woman.

ثَأْدَاءُadjective

1.
incapableclassical
Lacking ability or competence; unable to act effectively.
2.
stingyclassical
Unwilling to spend money or give things; ungenerous.

ثَأْدَةُnoun

1.
plumpnessboth
Fullness of flesh; being plump or well-fed.
2.
fatnessboth
Being overweight or fat.

ثَآدَةٌnoun

1.
fatnessclassical
A state of being fat or corpulent.

الأَثْآدُnoun

1.
flawsclassical
Defects or imperfections.

Parallel reading

الثَّأْدُ، محركة: الثَّرَى والنَّدَى

The thā'd, vocalized: moisture and dew.

الثَّأْدُ: القَذَرُ

The thā'd: dirt.

الثَّأْدُ: النَّدَى

The thā'd: dew.

فَبَاتَ يَشْؤُزُهُ ثَأْدٌ وَيَسْهَرُهُ تِذْؤُبُ الرِّيحُ وَالْوَسْوَاسُ وَالْهَضْبُ

So he spent the night, the dew making him uneasy and the wind, whispers, and the heat keeping him awake.

وَمَكَانٌ ثَئِدٌ: نَدٍّ

And a thā'id place: dewy.

وَلَيْلَةٌ ثَئِدَةٌ وَذَاتُ ثَأْدٍ

And a thā'idah night and a night of thā'd.

وَرَجُلٌ ثَئِدٌ: مَقْرُورٌ

And a thā'id man: chilled.

ثَئِدَ النَّبْتُ، كَفَرِحَ، ثَأْدًا فَهُوَ ثَئِدٌ: نَدِيٌّ

The plants became dewy, as in farḥa, thā'dan, so it is thā'id: dewy.

وَجَدْتُ مَكَانًا ثَئِدًا مَئِدًا

I found a dewy, damp place.

عُشْبٌ ثَأْدٌ مَأْدٌ، كَأَنَّهُ أَسْوُقُ نِسَاءِ بَنِي سَعْدٍ

Tender, soft grass, like the ankles of the women of Banu Sa'd.

وَفَخِذٌ ثَئِدَةٌ: رَيَّا مُمْتَلِئَةٌ

And a thā'idah thigh: plump and full.

الثَّأْدَاءُ وَالدَّأْثَاءُ: الأَمَةُ وَالْحَمْقَاءُ

The thā'dā' and the da'thā': the slave woman and the foolish woman.

وَمَالِهِ ثَئِدَتْ أُمُّهُ، كَمَا يُقَالُ حَمُقَتْ

And his mother did not become thā'idah (foolish), as it is said 'she became foolish'.

وَمَا أَنَا ابْنُ ثَأْدَاءَ، أَيْ لَسْتُ بِعَاجِزٍ

And I am not the son of a thā'dā', meaning I am not incapable.

لَقَدِ انْكَشَفَتْ وَمَا كُنْتَ فِيهَا ابْنَ ثَأْدَاءَ

Indeed, the situation has become clear, and you were not in it like the son of a thā'dā' (a base person).

وَالثَّأْدُ: الأَمْرُ الْقَبِيحُ

And the thā'd: the ugly matter.

وَالثَّأْدُ: الْبُسْرُ اللَّيِّنُ

And the thā'd: the soft dates.

وَالنَّبَاتُ النَّاعِمُ الْغَضُّ، ثَأَدٌ وَثَعِدَ وَمَعِدَ، وَقَدْ ثَئِدَ إِذَا نَدِيَ

And the soft, tender vegetation, thā'ad, tha'id, and ma'id, and it becomes thā'id when it is dewy.

أَقُمْتُ فُلَانًا عَلَى ثَأْدٍ

I made so-and-so stay in an unsuitable place.

لَأُثْئِدَنَّ مَبْرَكَكَ

I will make your resting place difficult to stay in.

إِنَّهَا لَثَئِدَةُ الْخَلْقِ، أَيْ كَثِيرَةُ اللَّحْمِ

She is thā'idat al-khalq, meaning full of flesh.

وَفِيهَا ثَآدَةٌ كَجَهَالَةٍ، أَيْ سَمِنٌ

And she has thā'dah like jahālah, meaning fatness.

مَعِدٌّ وَثَأَدٌ وَنَاعِمٌ

Ma'id, thā'ad, and nā'im (tender).