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ث ل ع

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of splitting, cracking, or breaking, particularly applied to fruits like dates or to the head. It describes a state of being split or crushed.

Derived headwords

ثَلَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to split openboth

    To split open or crack, especially referring to fruits like dates.

  2. 2.
    to crushclassical

    To crush or smash, used metaphorically for the head.

المُثَلَّعadjective
  1. 1.
    splitboth

    Describing something that is split or cracked open, such as unripe dates.

مُثَلَّغadjective
  1. 1.
    crushedclassical

    Describing something that has fallen and been crushed, like a date from a palm tree.

Parallel reading

ثلع رأسه، كمنع، أي شدخه.
He split his head, like 'man'a', meaning he crushed it.
والمثلع، كمعظم: المشدخ من البسر وغيره
And al-muthalla', like 'mu'azzam': the crushed from unripe dates and other things.
ثلغ رأسه وفلغه: شدخه
He split his head and cleaved it: he crushed it.
ورطب مثلغ: سقط من النخلة فانشدخ.
And a crushed date: it fell from the palm tree and was crushed.