ثءر

Root entry · 30 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of vengeance, blood feuds, and seeking retribution for a killed relative or loved one. It encompasses the act of seeking revenge, the person who was killed, the killer, and the state of having achieved vengeance.

Derived headwords

الثأرnoun

1.
bloodclassical
The blood itself, often in the context of what is owed as retribution.
2.
seeking vengeanceboth
The act of seeking retribution or vengeance for a wrong, especially for a killed relative.
3.
avengerclassical
The person who is seeking vengeance for a killed relative.
4.
the killedclassical
The person who was killed, for whom vengeance is sought.

ثأرverb

1.
to seek vengeanceboth
To seek retribution or vengeance for a killed relative.
2.
to kill the killerboth
To kill the perpetrator of a crime, thereby achieving vengeance.

ثأرهnoun

1.
his avengerclassical
The one who killed his relative; his killer.

ثأرnoun

1.
vengeanceboth
The act of seeking vengeance or retribution.

الثؤرةnoun

1.
vengeanceboth
The act of seeking vengeance or retribution.

الثؤورةnoun

1.
vengeanceboth
The act of seeking vengeance or retribution.

ثأر بهverb

1.
to seek his bloodboth
To seek the blood or vengeance of someone.

ثأرnoun

1.
vengeanceboth
The act of seeking vengeance or retribution.

ثأراnoun

1.
vengeanceboth
The act of seeking vengeance or retribution.

ثؤورةnoun

1.
vengeanceboth
The act of seeking vengeance or retribution.

ثائرnoun

1.
avengerboth
One who seeks vengeance and does not rest until it is achieved.
2.
the soughtclassical
The one who is being sought for vengeance.

مثؤورadjective

1.
avengedclassical
One whose killer has been slain, thus achieving vengeance.

مثؤور بهadjective

1.
avengedclassical
One whose killer has been slain, thus achieving vengeance.

أثأرverb

1.
to achieve vengeanceboth
To achieve one's vengeance or retribution.

آثرهverb

1.
to achieve vengeanceboth
To achieve one's vengeance or retribution.

استثأرverb

1.
to seek help for vengeanceclassical
To seek assistance or aid in order to achieve vengeance for a slain relative.

مستئثرadjective

1.
seeking help for vengeanceclassical
One who is seeking help or aid to achieve vengeance.

الثؤرورnoun

1.
guardclassical
A guard or escort, specifically a 'jalwaz'.

يا ثارات زيدexclamation

1.
O avengers of Zaydclassical
A cry calling upon the killers of Zayd, or a call to avenge him.

يا لثارات الحسينexclamation

1.
O avengers of Husseinclassical
A cry calling for vengeance for the killing of Hussein.

يا ثارات عثمانexclamation

1.
O avengers of Uthmanclassical
A cry calling for vengeance for the killing of Uthman.

لا ثأرت فلاناidiom

1.
may his hands not achieve vengeanceclassical
An expression meaning 'may he not benefit' or 'may his efforts be in vain', metaphorically derived from the inability to achieve vengeance.

اثأرتverb

1.
I achieved my vengeanceclassical
I achieved my vengeance or retribution.

أثأرnoun

1.
vengeanceboth
The act of seeking vengeance or retribution.

الثأر المنيمnoun

1.
satisfying vengeanceclassical
A vengeance that, when achieved, brings satisfaction and peace to the avenger.

ثأرتك بكذاverb

1.
I achieved my vengeance from you with thisclassical
I achieved my vengeance against you by means of this.

الثائرnoun

1.
avengerboth
One who seeks vengeance.
2.
the soughtclassical
The one who is sought for vengeance.

الموتورnoun

1.
avengerclassical
One who seeks vengeance or blood.

المثؤور بهnoun

1.
the killedclassical
The one who has been killed.

الثأرnoun

1.
enemyclassical
An enemy, in the context of a blood feud.

Parallel reading

الثأر: الدم نفسه

The blood-vengeance: the blood itself.

وقيل: هو الطلب به

And it is said: it is the seeking of it (the blood).

وقيل: الثأر: قاتل حميمك

And it is said: the blood-vengeance is the killer of your kinsman.

فلان! - ثأري؛ أي الذي عنده ذحلي، وهو قاتل حميمه.

So-and-so! - my vengeance; meaning he is the one who has my grievance, and he is the killer of his kinsman.

وثأرك: الذي أصاب حميمك

And your vengeance-seeker: is he who harmed your kinsman.

قتلت به ثأري وأدركت ثؤرتي

I killed with him my vengeance-seeker and achieved my vengeance.

هو ثأره، أي قاتل حميمه

He is his vengeance-seeker, meaning the killer of his kinsman.

وامدح سراة بني فقيم إنهم قتلوا أباك وثأره لم يقتل

And praise the nobles of Banu Faqeem, for they killed your father, and his avenger has not been killed.

والاسم: الثؤرة، بالضم، والثؤورة بالمد

And the noun is: al-thu'rah, with damma, and al-thu'awrah, with madd.

أدرك فلان ثؤرته، إذا أدرك من يطلب ثأره.

So-and-so achieved his vengeance, if he achieved the one for whom he sought vengeance.

وثأر به، كمنع: طلب دمه، كثأره

And he sought vengeance for him, like 'mana'a': he sought his blood, like his vengeance-seeker.

لأثأرن عديا ونعمان بن قيل

I will surely seek vengeance from Adiyy and Nu'man bin Qayl.

هاؤلاء قوم (من بني يربوع) قتلهم بنو شيبان يوم مليحة، فحلف أن يطلب بثأرهم.

These are people (from Banu Yarbu') whom Banu Shayban killed on the day of Maliha, so he swore he would seek vengeance for them.

ثأر القتيل وبالقتيل ثأرا وثؤورة، فهو ثائر، أي قتل قاتله

He avenged the slain, and for the slain he sought vengeance and achieved vengeance, so he is an avenger, meaning he killed his killer.

شفيت به نفسي وأدركت ثؤرتي

I satisfied my soul with him and achieved my vengeance.

وسأرت حميمي وبحميمي: قتلت قاتله، فعدوك مثؤور

And I avenged my kinsman and for my kinsman: I killed his killer, so your enemy is avenged.

أدرك الرجل ثأره، كا ثأره من باب الافتعال

The man achieved his vengeance, like he achieved it from the باب الافتعال (form VIII).

استثأر فلان، فهو مستئثر

So-and-so sought help for vengeance, so he is one seeking help for vengeance.

استثأر ولي القتيل، إذا استغاث ليثأر بمقتوله

The guardian of the slain sought help for vengeance, when he sought aid to avenge his slain.

إذا جاءهم مستثئر كان نصره دعاء ألا طيروا بكل وأي نهد

When one seeking help for vengeance comes to them, his victory is a prayer: 'Do not fly away with everything and any support.'

والثؤرور: الجلواز

And al-thu'rur: the jalwaz (guard).

يا ثارات زيد

O avengers of Zayd!

يا لثارات الحسين: أريد تعالين يا ذحوله، فهاذا أوان طلبتك.

O avengers of Hussein: it means 'come forth, O avengers, for this is the time for your demand.'

يا ثارات عثمان: أي يا أهل ثاراته، ويا أيها الطالبون بدمه، فحذف المضاف، وأقام المضاف إليه مقامه

O avengers of Uthman: meaning O people of his vengeance, and O those seeking his blood, so the possessor was deleted and the possessed took its place.

لتسمعن وشيكا في ديارهم الله أكبر يا ثارات عثمانا

You will soon hear in their dwellings: 'Allahu Akbar, O avengers of Uthman!'

والثائر: من لا يبقي على شيء حتى يدرك ثأره.

And the avenger: is one who spares nothing until he achieves his vengeance.

لا ثأرت فلانا

May so-and-so not achieve vengeance.

يداه، أي لا نفعتاه

His hands, meaning they did not benefit him.

اثأرت من فلان، وأصله اثتأرت، بتقديم المثلثة على الفوقية.

I achieved vengeance from so-and-so, and its origin is 'athatta'artu', with the thaa preceding the waw.

فإني كنت أثئر

For indeed I used to achieve vengeance.

والثأر المنيم: الذي إذا أصابه الطالب رضي به، فنام بعده.

And the sleep-inducing vengeance: is that which, when the seeker achieves it, he is satisfied with it and sleeps thereafter.

هو الذي يكون كفؤا لدم وليك

It is that which is equivalent to the blood of your guardian.

أدرك فلان ثأرا منيما، إذا قتل نبيلا فيه، وفاء لطلبت

So-and-so achieved a sleep-inducing vengeance, if he killed a noble in it, as fulfillment of his demand.

لعلك لست بالثأر المنيم

Perhaps you are not the sleep-inducing vengeance.

أي لست بالذي ينيم صاجبه، أي إن قتلتك لم أنم حتى أقتل غيرك؛ أي لست بالكفؤ فأنام بعد قتلك.

Meaning you are not the one who makes his companion sleep; meaning if I kill you, I will not sleep until I kill another; meaning you are not an equivalent so that I sleep after killing you.

المنيم: الذي إذا أدركه الرجل شفاه، وأقنعه فنام.

The sleep-inducing: is that which, when a man achieves it, it heals him and satisfies him, so he sleeps.

ثأرتك بكذا، أي أدركت به ثأري منك.

I avenged you with this, meaning I achieved my vengeance from you with it.

ويجمع الأثآر

And it collects the avengers.

طعنت ابن عبد القيس طعنة ثائر لها نفذ لولا الشعاع أضاءها

I struck Ibn Abd al-Qays with the blow of an avenger, which had a penetration that would have illuminated it were it not for the gleam.

ويقال للثائر أيضا: الثأر، وكل واحد من طالب ومطلوب ثأر صاحبه.

And the avenger is also called: the vengeance-seeker, and each of the seeker and the sought is the vengeance-seeker of his companion.

المثؤور به: المقتول.

The one avenged: the killed.

والثأر أيضا: العدو

And the vengeance-seeker is also: the enemy.

لا تغمدوا سيوفكم عن أعدائكم، فتوتروا! ثأركم؛ أراد أنكم تمكنون عدوكم من أخذ وتره عندكم.

Do not sheathe your swords from your enemies, so seek your vengeance! He meant that you allow your enemy to take his revenge upon you.

والموتور الثائر: طالب الثأر، وهو طالب الدم

And the wronged avenger: is the seeker of vengeance, and he is the seeker of blood.

لا ينام من ثأر كذا

He does not sleep from such-and-such vengeance.

لا ينام من أثأر

He does not sleep from achieving vengeance.