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ثغد

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of scarcity, lack, or insignificance, particularly in the context of quantity. It is used in idiomatic expressions to denote a lack of anything substantial, whether small or large.

Derived headwords

ثَغْدnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcity, lackclassical

    A state of being scarce or lacking; a deficiency in quantity.

مَغْدnoun
  1. 1.
    abundance, plentyclassical

    A state of being abundant or plentiful; a large quantity.

Parallel reading

ليس له ثغد ولا مغد
He has neither little nor much.
أي قليل ولا كثير
Meaning little or much.
هاكذا ضبطه الصاغاني بإعجام الغين فيهما
Al-Saghani thus vocalized it with dots on the ghayn in both.
والمصنف أورده في التركيب الذي قبله وهو تصحيف
And the author mentioned it in the preceding composition, and it is a textual corruption.