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عثو

Root entry · 25 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of severe corruption, destruction, and ruin, particularly in a moral or legal sense. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes like dark hair, abundant hair, and a dark complexion, as well as terms for animals like hyenas and descriptions of vegetation.

Derived headwords

العُثْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Long hairclassical

    Refers to long, abundant hair, similar to 'al-limmah'.

  2. 2.
    Abundanceclassical

    Meaning abundance or plenty.

عُثًىnoun
  1. 1.
    Long hairclassical

    A plural form referring to long locks of hair.

عُثًىnoun
  1. 1.
    Corruptionclassical

    A term for severe corruption or ruin.

عَثَاverb
  1. 1.
    To corrupt severelyboth

    To cause extreme corruption or destruction.

عَثِيَverb
  1. 1.
    To corrupt severelyboth

    To cause extreme corruption or destruction.

عَثْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Severe corruptionboth

    The masdar (verbal noun) for severe corruption or destruction.

عَثْيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Hyena (female)classical

    The female hyena, possibly due to its abundant hair.

عَثْوَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Hyena (female)classical

    The female hyena, attributed to its abundant hair.

عَثِيَverb
  1. 1.
    To be corruptboth

    To be in a state of severe corruption or ruin.

عَثْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of hyenasclassical

    A collective noun for a group of hyenas.

عَثْيٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of hyenasclassical

    A collective noun for a group of hyenas.

الأَعْثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Dark-complexionedclassical

    Having a complexion that tends towards blackness.

  2. 2.
    Hairyclassical

    Having abundant hair, especially on the head.

  3. 3.
    Stupidclassical

    Describing someone as foolish or dull-witted.

  4. 4.
    Thick-beardedclassical

    Describing someone with a dense beard.

عَثَاverb
  1. 1.
    To corruptboth

    To cause corruption or ruin.

عَثْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    Hyena (male)classical

    The male hyena.

عَثَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Dark colorclassical

    A color that tends towards blackness.

  2. 2.
    Abundant hairclassical

    Refers to abundant hair, especially on the head.

عَثَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Overgrown vegetationclassical

    Used metaphorically for plants that have become overgrown and tangled.

عَثْوnoun
  1. 1.
    Group of hyenasclassical

    A collective noun for a group of hyenas.

عَثْوَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Old womanclassical

    A term used to refer to an old woman.

عَثِيَverb
  1. 1.
    To be corruptboth

    To be in a state of severe corruption or ruin.

عُثْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Dry, matted hairclassical

    Refers to the dryness and matted state of head hair, indicating it hasn't been combed for a long time.

الأَعْثَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Rough, unpleasantclassical

    Describing someone as coarse, unpleasant, or boorish.

عَثَاverb
  1. 1.
    To corruptboth

    To cause corruption or ruin.

عَثِيَverb
  1. 1.
    To corruptboth

    To cause corruption or ruin.

عَثْيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Hyena (female)classical

    The female hyena, due to its abundant hair.

شَابٌّ عُثَا الأَرْضِphrase
  1. 1.
    Youth whose plants have sproutedclassical

    A young man whose land has begun to sprout vegetation.

Parallel reading

ولا تعثوا في الأرض مفسدين
And do not commit corruption on the earth, spreading mischief.
العثوة: اللمة: الطويلة
Al-'uthwah: the long lock of hair.
وهي الوفرة والوفضة والغسنة
And it is abundance, plenty, and luxuriant growth.
والعثى: اللمم الطوال
And 'al-'uthā: the long locks of hair.
كل ذلك معناه أفسد أشد الإفساد
All of that means to corrupt with the most severe corruption.
وقيل: عثا يعثى مقلوب من عاث يعيث
And it is said: 'athā'a yu'thī is an inversion of 'ātha ya'īth.
إلا أن العيث أكثر ما يقال في الفساد الذي يدرك حسا، والعثي فيما يدرك حكما
Except that 'al-'ayth is mostly used for corruption that is perceived by senses, and 'al-'uthy for what is perceived by judgment.
العثا لون إلى السواد، مع كثرة شعر
Al-'athā: a color tending towards blackness, with abundant hair.
شاب عثا الأرض: هاج نبتها
A young man whose land has sprouted: its vegetation has become vigorous.
وأصل العثا الشعر ويستعار فيما تشعث من النبات
And the origin of 'al-'uthā is hair, and it is used metaphorically for tangled vegetation.
العثيان، بالكسر: الضبعان
Al-'uthyān, with kasr: the male hyena.
الأعثى: الجافي السمج
Al-a'thā: the coarse and unpleasant one.
العثوة، بالضم: جفوف شعر الرأس والتباده وبعد عهده بالمشط
Al-'uthwah, with dammah: the dryness of the head hair and its matted state and its long time since being combed.
العثو، بالضم، والعثي، على المعاقبة: جماعة الضباع
Al-'uthw, with dammah, and al-'uthy, by inversion: a group of hyenas.
الأعثى: الكثيف اللحية
Al-a'thā: the thick-bearded one.
وقيل للعجوز: عثواء
And an old woman is called 'uthwā.