ث ج ل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes largeness, particularly of the belly, and by extension, largeness in other contexts like objects, places, and time. It also denotes a specific place name and is used metaphorically for severe troubles.

Derived headwords

ثَجَلَverb

1.
to be large-belliedclassical
The belly became large and flaccid, or the flanks protruded.

أَثْجَلَadjective

1.
large-belliedclassical
Describing someone with a large and flaccid belly, or protruding flanks.
2.
largeclassical
Describing the larger part of a valley.
3.
severeclassical
Referring to a severe calamity or trouble, often used in the dual form 'al-athjalayn' to denote great misfortune.
4.
largeclassical
Describing a wide waterskin.
5.
large partclassical
Referring to a large portion of the night.

مُثْجِلٌadjective

1.
large-belliedclassical
Having a large and flaccid belly.
2.
largeclassical
Describing something as large or massive.

الثَّجْلَاءadjective

1.
large-bellied (female)classical
A female with a large and flaccid belly.
2.
wideclassical
Describing a wide waterskin.

ثَجْلٌnoun

1.
largeness of bellyclassical
The condition of having a large and flaccid belly.
2.
large onesclassical
Plural form referring to large things, specifically large quantities of grain.

الثَّجْلname

1.
Thajlclassical
A place name located in the Shaqiya region.

الثَّجْلَةnoun

1.
largeness of bellyclassical
The condition of having a large belly.

وَطَبٌ أَثْجَلadjective

1.
wide waterskinclassical
A waterskin that is large and wide.

أَثْجَلَ اللَّيْلother

1.
middle of the nightclassical
Traveling or moving through the middle, or the deepest part, of the night.

الأَثْجَلnoun

1.
large piece of nightclassical
A substantial portion or segment of the night.

Parallel reading

ثجل الرجل كفرح: عظم بطنه واسترخى، أو خرج خاصرتاه

The man's belly became large and flaccid, or his flanks protruded.

وهو أثجل بين الثجل ومثجل كمعظم

And he is large-bellied, between 'athjal' and 'muthjil' like 'mu'dhim'.

لا هجرعا رخوا ولا مثجلا

Neither loose and flaccid nor large-bellied.

والثجلاء: العظيمة منهن

And the 'thajlaa' is the large one among them.

اطلبيها لي خمصاء نجلاء، لا خوصاء ثجلاء

Seek her for me, slender-waisted and bright-eyed, not wide-eyed and large-bellied.

والثجلاء من المزادة: الواسعة

And the 'thajlaa' from a waterskin means wide.

ويقال: جلة ثجلاء: أي عظيمة، وهو مجاز

And it is said: a 'jalla thajlaa' meaning large, and this is metaphorical.

والجمع: ثجل، بالضم

And the plural is 'thajl', with damma.

وباتوا يعشون القطيعاء ضيفهم ... وعندهم البرني في جلل ثجل

And they spent the night feeding their guests the 'qati'aa'... and they had the Barni rice in large quantities.

وأثجل الوادي: معظمه

And the 'athjal' of the valley means its larger part.

طعن فلانا الأثجلين: أي رماه بداهية من الكلام

To strike someone with 'al-athjalayn' means to hit him with a calamity of speech.

الثجل كقفل: ع بشق العالية

Al-Thajl, like 'qifl', is a place in the Shaqiya region.

صحا القلب عن سلمى وقد كاد لا يسلو ... وأقفر من سلمى التعانيق والثجل

The heart has become clear of Salma, though it almost did not cease... and the region of Salma, Al-Ta'aniq and Al-Thajl, has become desolate.

يثجل كيمنع: ع

Yathjil, like Yamna', is a place name.

الثجلة، بالضم: عظم البطن

Al-thajlah, with damma, means largeness of the belly.

ولم يعبه ثجلة

And largeness of belly did not mar him.

ووطب أثجل: واسع

And a large waterskin: wide.

طعنوا أثجل الليل: إذا سروا في وسطه

They traveled through 'athjal al-layl': if they journeyed in its middle.

وأقطع الأثجل بعد الأثجل والأثجل: القطعة الضخمة من الليل

And 'al-athjal ba'd al-athjal wa al-athjal' means the large portion of the night.