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ث ر ع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a child's early development and growth, specifically focusing on the stage of being small and dependent. It also touches upon the idea of being young and tender.

Derived headwords

ثَرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be young and tenderclassical

    To be in the early stages of growth, specifically referring to a child or young being that is small and tender.

  2. 2.
    to be small and dependentclassical

    To be in a state of being small and reliant on others, like a young child.

تَطْفِيلاًnoun
  1. 1.
    childishnessclassical

    The state or quality of being childish, or acting like a young child.

Parallel reading

ثرع الرجل، كفرح، أهمله الجوهري.
The man was young and tender, like 'faraha', it was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال ابن الأعرابي، أي طفل على قومه تطفيلا، هكذا في النسخ، وصوابه على قوم، كما هو نص ابن الأعرابي.
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said, meaning he was childish towards his people, thus it is in the manuscripts, and the correct reading is 'ala qawmihi (towards his people), as is the text of Ibn Al-A'rabi.