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ثقر

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of hesitation, anxiety, and possibly distress or affliction. It is primarily discussed in classical Arabic sources, with limited modern usage.

Derived headwords

التثقرnoun
  1. 1.
    hesitation and anxietyclassical

    The act of hesitating and feeling anxious or distressed.

تثقرverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitate and be anxiousclassical

    To exhibit hesitation and anxiety, particularly in the face of difficulty or distress.

إذا بليت بقرن فتصبر ولا تتثقر — If you are afflicted with a difficult situation, then be patient and do not hesitate or become anxious.

Parallel reading

التثقر، بالقاف بعد المثلثة، أهمله الجوهري.
Al-tathqur, with a qaf after the thaa, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال الليث: هو التردد والجزع
And Al-Layth said: it is hesitation and anxiety.
إذا بليت بقرن فاصبر ولا تتثقر
If you are afflicted with a difficult situation, then be patient and do not hesitate or become anxious.
كذا في التكملة.
Thus it is in Al-Takmilah.