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ثطو

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of walking or stepping, particularly in a childlike manner. It also extends to meanings of foolishness, immaturity, and in some contexts, the act of throwing or expelling something. Some derived terms refer to specific creatures or objects.

Derived headwords

ثَطَا، كَدَعَاverb
  1. 1.
    to step, to strideboth

    To walk or move forward with steps, similar to the verb 'khaṭā'. This is often used in the context of a child learning to walk.

  2. 2.
    to throw, to castclassical

    To expel or throw something, particularly referring to excrement.

خَطَاverb
  1. 1.
    to step, to strideboth

    To walk or move forward with steps. This is used as a comparison for the meaning of 'thaṭā'.

طَثَاverb
  1. 1.
    to play with a spinning topclassical

    To play with a small spinning toy, often made of wood.

الثَّطَاnoun
  1. 1.
    childlike stepsboth

    The act of a child taking steps or walking, often implying immaturity or a beginner's gait.

  2. 2.
    excessive foolishnessclassical

    A state of extreme or profound foolishness or idiocy.

  3. 3.
    spidersclassical

    A plural noun referring to spiders.

الهِبِنْقَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of sitting postureclassical

    A specific way of sitting, often associated with children or a relaxed posture.

الثَّطَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    a small creatureclassical

    A type of small animal or insect, specifically named 'al-thaṭāh'.

  2. 2.
    foolishnessclassical

    The state of being foolish, stupid, or lacking sense.

  3. 3.
    dregs, sedimentclassical

    The muddy sediment found at the bottom of a liquid, considered an inversion of 'tha'ṭah'.

ثَطِيَ، كَرَضِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To exhibit foolishness or lack intelligence.

الطَّثَاnoun
  1. 1.
    small pieces of woodclassical

    Refers to small, insignificant pieces of wood.

انْثَطَىverb
  1. 1.
    to become limp, to relaxclassical

    To become weak, flaccid, or relaxed in one's body or posture.

Parallel reading

ثطا الصبي: بمعنى خطا
The child stepped: meaning he strode.
ثطا إذا خطا
He stepped when he strode.
وطثا إذا لعب بالقلة
And he played with the spinning top.
وهي تقول: ذؤال يا ابن القوم يا ذؤاله يمشي الثطا ويجلس الهبنقعة
And she was saying: 'Thual, O son of the people, O Thual! He walks with 'al-thaṭā' and sits with 'al-hibanqa'ah'.
فقال عليه السلام: لا تقولي ذؤال فإنه شر السباع
And the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'Do not say Thual, for it is the worst of beasts.'
ويقال: هو يمشي الثطا، أي يخطو الصبي
And it is said: He walks with 'al-thaṭā', meaning the child steps.
ثطا بسلحه: رمى به
He threw with his excrement: meaning he expelled it.
وهو ثط بين الثطا
And he is foolishness among the foolish.
ثطي، كرضي، ثطا: حمق
Thaṭiya, like raḍiya, means he was foolish.
والثطا: العناكب
And 'al-thaṭā': the spiders.
والطثا الخشبات الصغار
And 'al-ṭathā': the small pieces of wood.
وانثطى: استرخى
And 'inthaṭā': he became relaxed.
يقال: فلان من ثطاته لا يعرف قطاته من لطاته
It is said: So-and-so, from his foolishness, does not know his front from his rear.
والثطاة: الحمأة، مقلوب الثأطة
And 'al-thaṭāh': the dregs, an inversion of 'al-tha'ṭah'.
وهو يمشي مشي الثطا: أي مشي الحمقى
And he walks the walk of 'al-thaṭā': meaning the walk of the foolish.