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ث غ م

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a specific type of plant, 'thaghamah', known for its green stalk that turns white when dry, often found in arid regions. It also extends metaphorically to describe whiteness, fullness, and emotional states like anger or joy, and physically to a wild dog.

Derived headwords

الثَّغَامُnoun
  1. 1.
    A plantclassical

    A plant with a green stalk that turns white when dry, characterized by a thick hump and growing only on high, rocky ground. It is found in Najd and Tihamah.

  2. 2.
    Whitenessclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe whiteness, particularly of hair, resembling the dried plant.

ثَغَامَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    A single plantclassical

    The singular form of 'thagham', referring to one plant of the described species.

أَثْغَمَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Collective noun for plantsclassical

    A collective noun for the 'thagham' plant, possibly with its 'alif' and 'hamzah' as replacements for the 'taa' marbutah of 'thaghamah'.

أَثْغَمَ الوَادِيverb
  1. 1.
    To grow abundantlyclassical

    Said of a valley when the 'thagham' plant grows abundantly in it.

أَثْغَمَ الرَّأْسُverb
  1. 1.
    To become whiteclassical

    Said of a head when its hair becomes white, resembling the 'thagham' plant.

أَثْغَمَ الإِنَاءَverb
  1. 1.
    To fill completelyclassical

    To fill a container to its brim.

أَثْغَمَ فُلَانًاverb
  1. 1.
    To angerclassical

    To make someone angry.

  2. 2.
    To make happyclassical

    To make someone happy.

لَوْنٌ ثَاغِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Whiteclassical

    A white color, like that of the 'thagham' plant.

رَأْسٌ ثَاغِمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Completely white-headedclassical

    Describing a head that has become entirely white.

الثَّغْمُnoun
  1. 1.
    Wild dogclassical

    A fierce or wild dog.

مُثَاغَمَةُ المَرْأَةِnoun
  1. 1.
    Kissing/Caressingclassical

    A woman's kissing or caressing, similar to 'mufaghamah'.

أَتْخَمَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To satiateclassical

    To cause someone to feel overfull or satiated, often from eating too much.

المُتْخَمَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Satiationclassical

    The state of being overfull or satiated.

Parallel reading

الثغام، كسحاب: نبت ذو ساق أخضر ثم يبيض إذا يبس، وله سنمة غليظة ولا ينبت إلا في قنة سوداء؛ يكون بنجد وتهامة.
Al-Thagham, like 'suhab': a plant with a green stalk that then turns white when dry, having a thick hump and growing only on black, high ground; it is found in Najd and Tihamah.
هو نبت أبيض الزهر والثمر، ويشبه به الشيب
It is a plant with white flowers and fruit, and gray hair is likened to it.
أعلاقة أم الوليد بعدما ... أفنان رأسك كالثغام المخلس
Is Umm al-Walid still attached after... the branches of your head have become like the stripped thagham?
إما تري رأسي تغير لونه ... شمطا فأصبح كالثغام الممحل
If you see my head's color has changed... to gray, it has become like the barren thagham.
يقال له بالفارسية درمنه إسبيذ.
It is called in Persian 'darmaneh ispid'.
والمعنى في وسطه أبيض، فاختصر كما ترى
And the meaning is 'white in its middle', so it was shortened as you see.
أنه أتي بأبي قحافة يوم الفتح وكأن رأسه ثغامة فأمرهم أن يغيروه
That Abu Quhafah was brought on the day of the Conquest, and his head was like a thaghamah, so he ordered them to change it.
وكأن ألفيه بدل من هاء أثغمة.
And it is as if its two 'alifs' are a replacement for the 'haa' of 'athghamah'.
وفي الأساس كثر ثغامه.
And in Al-Asas: its thagham became abundant.
إذا صار كالثغامة بياضا
When it became white like the thaghamah.
إذا ملأه إلى أصباره
When it filled it to its edges.
إذا ابيض كله.
When it became entirely white.
ومما يستدرك عليه: أثغمه: أتخمه.
And among what is added to it: 'athghama': to satiate him.
والمثغمة: المتخمة.
And 'al-muthghamah': satiation.