ثعد

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of ripeness, particularly in dates, and by extension, freshness and tenderness in plants and young animals. It also extends to meanings of abundance or lack, and softness or gentleness.

Derived headwords

الثَّعْدnoun

1.
ripe dateboth
A date that has reached the stage of ripeness, specifically when the hardness of the 'busra' stage has softened.
2.
tender greenboth
Tender and fresh young green plants.
3.
foamclassical
Foam, specifically mentioned in the context of food items.

ثَعِدَverb

1.
to ripenboth
To become ripe, referring to dates that have passed the hard stage and softened.
2.
to be tenderboth
To be tender and fresh, used for plants.

ثَعْدَةnoun

1.
ripe dateboth
A date that has reached the stage of ripeness, specifically when the hardness of the 'busra' stage has softened.
2.
tender greenboth
Tender and fresh young green plants.

ثَعْدٌ مَعْدٌadjective

1.
tender and freshboth
Describing plants as tender, fresh, and soft.

ثَعِدٌadjective

1.
softboth
Describing something as soft and yielding, like moist earth.

المُثْعِئِدّnoun

1.
gentle boyboth
A soft, gentle, and tender young boy.

اثْمَأَدَّverb

1.
to soften and extendclassical
To become soft and elongated, implying a yielding and stretching quality.

Parallel reading

إذا دخل البسرة الإرطاب وهي صلبة لم تنهضم بعد، فهي جمسة فإذا لانت فهي ثعدة وجمعها ثعد.

If ripeness enters the 'busra' (unripe date) while it is still hard and not yet softened, it is called 'jamisa', but when it softens, it is a 'tha'dah', and its plural is 'thu'ad'.

يقال بقل ثعد معد، أي غض رطب رخص

It is said of plants: 'baql tha'd ma'd', meaning tender, fresh, and soft greens.

وعن ابن الأعرابي: رطبة ثعدة معدة: طرية.

And from Ibn al-A'rabi: A 'ratbah tha'dah ma'dah' means moist and tender.

ثرى ثعد جعد، أي لين

Moist earth is 'tha'd ja'd', meaning soft.

وماله ثعد ولا معد، أي قليل ولا كثير

And he has no 'tha'd nor ma'd', meaning neither little nor much.

المثعئد كالمطمئن: الغلام الناعم

Al-Muth'id is like al-Mutma'inn: a soft and gentle boy.

وحكى بعضهم: اثمعد الشيء، إذا لان وامتد

And some have narrated: 'Ithma'adda al-shay', if it softened and extended.

الثعد: الزبد

Al-Tha'd: Foam.

والحلقان: البسر الذي قد أرطب بعضه

And al-Halaqan: The dates that have partially ripened.

وأشل من لحم: الخروف المشوي

And 'ashal min lahm': Roasted lamb.

فقال: (ثكلتكم أمهاتكم، ألهاذا خلقتم أو بهاذا أمرتم

So he said: 'May your mothers be bereaved of you! Were you created for this, or commanded to do this?'

إنما بعثتك مؤلفا لأمتك ولم أبعثك منفرا، ارجع إلى عبادي فقل لهم فليعملوا وليسددوا ولييسروا

Indeed, I have sent you as a unifier for your community, not as a repeller. Return to My servants and tell them to act and be upright and facilitate.