ثفن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

The root ث-ف-ن (th-f-n) primarily relates to the calloused parts of an animal's body that touch the ground, particularly the knees and chest of a camel. It extends to similar calloused areas on other animals and humans, and metaphorically to a large number or group. It also encompasses concepts of following, pushing, and adhering closely to something or someone.

Derived headwords

الثَّفْنَةnoun

1.
calloused knee/hockboth
The knee or hock of a camel, and what touches the ground from its chest, legs, and thigh bases when it kneels.
2.
calloused partboth
Anything that touches the ground from a quadruped when it kneels or rests, such as the knees and other parts.
3.
kneeboth
The knee of a human.
4.
joint of leg and thighclassical
The meeting point of the lower leg and the thigh.
5.
inner thigh/leg jointclassical
The connection of the thighs to the legs on their inner side, specifically in horses.
6.
group/numberclassical
A number or a group of people.
7.
sides of a garment's hemclassical
The sides of the lower part of a garment, specifically referring to the edges of a robe or cloak.
8.
camel's calloused partsboth
The calloused parts of a camel that touch the ground when it kneels.

ثَفِنَاتnoun

1.
calloused parts (pl.)both
Plural of 'thafnah', referring to the calloused parts of a camel's body that touch the ground when it kneels.

ثَفَنnoun

1.
disease of the calloused partclassical
A disease affecting the calloused parts, particularly the knees or hocks of a camel.
2.
adherenceclassical
Closeness or adherence to something.
3.
weightclassical
Heaviness or burden.

مُثَفَّنadjective

1.
having calloused partsclassical
Describing a camel that has prominent or affected calloused parts.
2.
adherentclassical
One who adheres closely to another, especially an opponent.
3.
great in calloused partsclassical
Possessing large or significant calloused parts.

مُثَافِنadjective

1.
one who sits withclassical
One who sits closely with another, implying companionship or adherence.

ثَفِنَverb

1.
to kneelboth
To kneel down, causing the calloused parts of the body to touch the ground.
2.
to become callousedboth
For a hand or other body part to become calloused due to work or exertion.

ثَفَّنَverb

1.
to pushboth
To push or shove someone or something.
2.
to follow closelyboth
To follow closely behind someone, or to pursue them.
3.
to approach from behindclassical
To come up behind someone or something.

أَثْفَنَverb

1.
to make callousedclassical
For work or exertion to make a hand or body part calloused.

ثَافَنَverb

1.
to sit withclassical
To sit closely with someone, implying companionship or intimacy.
2.
to adhere toclassical
To stick closely to someone or something.
3.
to assistclassical
To help or support someone in an endeavor.

ثُفْنَةnoun

1.
sides of a waterskin's openingclassical
The stitched sides of the opening of a waterskin.

ذو الثفناتname

1.
Zayn al-Abidinclassical
A title given to Ali ibn al-Husayn, known for his excessive prostration in prayer, which caused calluses on his knees.

مُثَفَّنname

1.
Abd Allah ibn Wahbclassical
The leader of the Khawarij, named so because prolonged prostration had affected his calloused parts.

مُثَفِّنadjective

1.
close followerclassical
One who closely follows or adheres to an opponent.

مُثَافَنَةnoun

1.
close companionshipclassical
The act of sitting closely with someone or maintaining close companionship.

مُثَفِّنadjective

1.
great in calloused partsclassical
Possessing large or significant calloused parts.

Parallel reading

الثفنة، بكسر الفاء، أي كفرحة، من البعير والناقة: الركبة وما مس الأرض من كركرته وسعداناته وأصول أفخاذه

The thafnah, with a kasra on the fa', like 'farhah', from a camel (male or female): is the knee and what touches the ground from its chest, legs, and thigh bases.

وقيل: كل ما ولي الأرض من كل ذي أربع إذا برك أو ربض، والجمع ثفن وثفات

And it was said: everything that touches the ground from any quadruped when it kneels or rests, and its plural is thafn and thafāt.

الثفنة واحدة ثفنات البعير، وهو ما وقع على الأرض من أعضائه إذا استناخ وغلظ كالركبتين وغيرهما

The thafnah is one of the thafnāt of a camel, which is what touches the ground from its limbs when it kneels and is thickened, like the knees and others.

خوى على مستويات خمسكركرة وثفنات ملس

It collapsed onto five levels: its chest and smooth calloused parts.

الثفنات من البعير ما ولي الأرض منه عند بروكه، والكركرة إحداها وهن خمس بها

The thafnāt from a camel are what touches the ground from it when it kneels, and the chest is one of them, and they are five.

وجعل الكركرة من الثفنات: كأن مخواها على ثفناتهامعرس خمس من قطا متجاور

And he made the chest part of the thafnāt: as if its resting place was on its thafnāt, a resting place for five adjacent sandgrouse.

والثفنة منك: الركبة.

And the thafnah from you: is the knee.

والثفنة من الخيل: موصل الفخذين في الساقين من باطنهما

And the thafnah from horses: is the connection of the thighs to the legs on their inner sides.

والثفنة: العدد والجماعة من الناس.

And the thafnah: is the number and the group of people.

والثفنة من النوق: الضاربة بثفناتها عند الحلب، وهي أيسر أمرا من الضجور.

And the thafnah from female camels: is the one that strikes with its calloused parts during milking, and it is easier to handle than the stubborn one.

والثفن، محركة: داء في الثفنة.

And the thafn, with haraka: is a disease in the thafnah.

وجمل مثفان: أصابت ثفنته جنبه وبطنه، يقال له ذلك إذا كان ذلك من عادته.

And a camel is 'muthfān': if its calloused parts have affected its side and belly, it is called so if that is its habit.

وثفنه يثفنه، من حد ضرب: دفعه.

And 'thafanahu' (he pushed him), from the pattern of 'ḍaraba': means to push him.

وثفنه، من حدي ضرب ونصر: تبعه.

And 'thafanahu', from the patterns of 'ḍaraba' and 'naṣara': means to follow him.

مر يثفنهم ويثفنهم ثفنا إذا تبعهم.

He passed by following them closely, 'yathfanuhum' and 'yathfanuhum' with 'thafanan' if he followed them.

أو ثفنه: إذا أتاه من خلفه

Or 'thafanahu': if he came to him from behind him.

جاء يثفن أي يطرد شيئا من خلفه قد كان.

He came 'yathfannu', meaning he was chasing something from behind him that he had lost.

وثفنت الناقة تثفن ثفنا: ضربت بثفناتها

And a she-camel 'thafanat' (struck), 'tathfannu' with 'thafanan': means she struck with her calloused parts.

وثفنت يده، كفرح: غلظت من العمل.

And his hand 'thafinatt', like 'fariḥa': became calloused from work.

وأثفنها العمل: أغلظها.

And work 'athfanaha': made it (the hand) thick/calloused.

وهو لقب ابن محمد علي بن الحسين بن علي المعروف بزين العابدين والسجاد، لقب بذلك لأن مساجده كانت كثفنة البعير من كثرة صلاته

And he is the title of the son of Muhammad, Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali, known as Zayn al-Abidin and al-Sajjad, he was given this title because his places of prostration were like the calloused parts of a camel due to his excessive prayer.

مدارس آيات خلت من تلاوة ومنزل وحي مقفر العرصاتديار علي والحسين وجعفروحمزة والسجاد ذي الثفنات

Places of verses emptied of recitation, and a dwelling of revelation, desolate courtyards; the homes of Ali, and Husayn, and Ja'far, and Hamza, and al-Sajjad, the one with the calloused parts.

ورئيس الخوارج لأن طول السجود كان قد أثر في ثفناته

And the leader of the Khawarij because the length of his prostration had affected his calloused parts.

وجالسه؛ قال: ويقال: اشتقاقه من الأول كأنك ألصقت ثفنة ركبتك بثفنة ركبته.

And he sat with him; he said: And it is said: its derivation is from the first, as if you stuck the calloused part of your knee to the calloused part of his knee.

وقيل: ثافنه لازمـه وكلمه

And it was said: 'thāfanahu' means he stayed with him and spoke to him.

فذلك يوم لن ترى أم نافع على مثفن من ولد صعدة قندل

That is a day when you will not see Umm Nafi' on a 'muthfan' (close follower) from the offspring of Sa'dah Qandal.

وثفن الشيء يثفنه ثفنا: لزمه.

And 'thaffana' a thing, 'yathfunuhu' with 'thafnan': means to adhere to it.

وثفن فلانا: صاحبه حتى لا يخفى عليه شيء من أمره.

And 'thaffana' someone: means to accompany him until nothing of his affair is hidden from him.

ورجل مثفن لخصمه: أي ملازم له.

And a man 'muthfann' to his opponent: means adhering closely to him.

والمثافنة المباطنة.

And 'al-muthāfanah': is inner closeness/conspiracy.

وثافنه على الشيء: أعانه عليه

And 'thāfanahu' on a thing: means he assisted him in it.

وثفن المزادة، بالضم: جوانبها المخروزة

And the 'thafn' of the waterskin, with damma: are its stitched sides.

والثفن: الثقل.

And the thafn: is the weight.