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ث ن ت ل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe qualities of being short, stout, or physically unimpressive, sometimes with connotations of being dirty or incapable. It also touches upon the idea of a defective or rotten egg.

Derived headwords

الثنتلnoun
  1. 1.
    Short personclassical

    A short person, as described by Al-Asma'i. This is not a misspelling of another word.

  2. 2.
    Dirty, incapable manclassical

    A man who is dirty and incapable. It is also said to refer to a large man who is perceived to have potential but lacks it.

تنبلverb
  1. 1.
    To be shortclassical

    To be short in stature.

الثنتلةnoun
  1. 1.
    Defective eggmodern

    A rotten or defective egg.

ثنتلverb
  1. 1.
    To become dirtyclassical

    To become dirty or soiled after having been cleaned.

Parallel reading

هو القصير وليس بتصحيف: تنبل.
He is short, and it is not a misspelling: he is short.
هي البيضة المذرة
It is the rotten egg.
إذا تقذر بعد تنظف.
When he became dirty after being cleaned.
هو القذر العاجز من الرجال
He is the dirty, incapable man.
هو الضخم الذي يرى أن فيه خيرا وليس فيه خير
He is the large one who is thought to have potential but does not.