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ث ول

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of gathering, congregation, and collective entities, particularly concerning bees and swarms. It also extends to meanings of mental derangement, slowness, and pouring or flowing.

Derived headwords

الثَّوْلnoun
  1. 1.
    swarm of beesclassical

    A large group or collective of bees. The lexicographer Al-Asma'i notes it has no singular form derived from its own word.

  2. 2.
    male beeclassical

    Refers to the male bee within the swarm.

  3. 3.
    saltwort shrubclassical

    A type of plant belonging to the saltwort family.

  4. 4.
    group of peopleclassical

    A gathering or assembly of people.

ثَوْلَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    listless (sheep)classical

    Describes sheep exhibiting a state of weakness or lethargy in their limbs, or a condition akin to madness, causing them to stray from the flock and wander aimlessly in their pasture.

  2. 2.
    madclassical

    A person afflicted with madness or insanity.

ثَوِلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be madclassical

    To exhibit signs of madness or insanity.

اثْوَلَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be madclassical

    To become afflicted with madness or insanity.

تَثَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to overwhelm with abuseclassical

    To verbally abuse, overpower, or strike someone excessively.

تَثَوَّلَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to gather (bees)classical

    Describes bees congregating and clustering together.

انْثَالَverb
  1. 1.
    to pour downclassical

    Describes something, like soil, falling or pouring down in a continuous stream.

  2. 2.
    to follow in successionclassical

    Describes words or speech that come one after another in rapid succession, making it difficult to know where to begin.

ثُوَيْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    clump of grassclassical

    A dense gathering or clump of grass.

  2. 2.
    gatheringclassical

    A group of people, children, or possessions coming together from different homes.

الثُّوَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    swarm of locustsclassical

    A large, dense multitude of locusts.

الأَثْوَلadjective
  1. 1.
    madclassical

    Someone who is insane or mentally deranged.

  2. 2.
    foolishclassical

    Someone considered foolish or lacking sense.

  3. 3.
    slow to helpclassical

    Describes someone who is slow to provide assistance or support.

  4. 4.
    slow to do goodclassical

    Describes someone who is slow to perform good deeds or actions.

  5. 5.
    slow runnerclassical

    Describes someone who runs at a slow pace.

ثَوَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To act foolishly or to begin showing signs of madness, though not yet fully established.

ثَوَلَ الوِعَاءverb
  1. 1.
    to empty a containerclassical

    To pour out the contents of a container.

أَثَاوِلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slow of good/actionclassical

    A plural form referring to those who are slow to do good or act, similar to 'أثول'.

  2. 2.
    slow runnerclassical

    A plural form referring to those who are slow runners.

الثُّوَلnoun
  1. 1.
    a language variantclassical

    A variant pronunciation or usage of the word 'ثول'.

Parallel reading

فما برح الأسباب حتى وضعنه ... لدى الثول ينفي جثها ويؤومها
And they did not cease their efforts until they placed it... near the swarm, which repels its dead and tends to it.
تلقى الأمان على حياض محمد ... ثولاء مخرفة وذئب أطلس
Security is found at the watering places of Muhammad, for a listless, aged ewe and a grey wolf.
وانثال عليه التراب: انصب
And the soil poured down upon him: it cascaded.
انثال عليه القول: إذا تتابع وكثر، فلم يدر بأيه يبدأ
Speech poured down upon him: if it followed in succession and was abundant, he did not know which to start with.
والثويلة كسفينة: مجتمع العشب
And 'thuwailah' (like 'sufaynah'): a gathering of grass.
أيضا: الجماعة تجيء من بيوت متفرقة وصبيان ومال، حكاه يعقوب، عن أبي صاعد
Also: a group that comes from scattered homes, including children and possessions, as narrated by Ya'qub, from Abi Sa'id.
والثوالة مشددة: الكثير من الجراد عن الأصمعي
And 'al-thuwālah' (with shaddah): a multitude of locusts, according to Al-Asma'i.
الأثول: المجنون، قيل: الأحمق
Al-Athwal: the madman, it is said: the fool.
أيضا: البطيء النصرة، والبطيء الخير والعمل، والبطيء الجري
Also: slow to help, slow to do good and work, slow in running.
وثال فلان: حمق، أو بدا فيه الجنون ولم يستحكم الأخير عن الصاغاني
And so-and-so 'thāla': he was foolish, or signs of madness appeared in him but did not become established, the latter from Al-Saghani.
وأشياخ أثاولة: أي بطاء الخير أو العمل، أو الجري، كأنه جمع أثول
And 'ashyākh athāwilah': meaning slow of good or action, or running, as if it were a plural of 'athwal'.
ونعيم بن الثولاء النهشلي ولي شرطة البصرة لسليمان بن علي
And Nu'aym ibn al-Thawlā' al-Nahshali was in charge of the Basra police for Sulayman ibn 'Ali.
الثول: الجماعة من الناس، عن ابن عباد
Al-thawl: a group of people, according to Ibn 'Abbad.