ثيل
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Considered a variant of ذ ي ل (ḏ-y-l), "to hang", "to be pendent", "to be excess length", "a garment that trails along the ground"; the plant sense stemming from the meaning "to drag along the ground" as the plant extends rapidly that way.
Noun edit
ثِيل or ثَيْل • (ṯīl or ṯayl) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun ثِيل (ṯīl); ثَيْل (ṯayl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ثِيل; ثَيْل ṯīl; ṯayl |
الثِّيل; الثَّيْل aṯ-ṯīl; aṯ-ṯayl |
ثِيل; ثَيْل ṯīl; ṯayl |
| Nominative | ثِيلٌ; ثَيْلٌ ṯīlun; ṯaylun |
الثِّيلُ; الثَّيْلُ aṯ-ṯīlu; aṯ-ṯaylu |
ثِيلُ; ثَيْلُ ṯīlu; ṯaylu |
| Accusative | ثِيلًا; ثَيْلًا ṯīlan; ṯaylan |
الثِّيلَ; الثَّيْلَ aṯ-ṯīla; aṯ-ṯayla |
ثِيلَ; ثَيْلَ ṯīla; ṯayla |
| Genitive | ثِيلٍ; ثَيْلٍ ṯīlin; ṯaylin |
الثِّيلِ; الثَّيْلِ aṯ-ṯīli; aṯ-ṯayli |
ثِيلِ; ثَيْلِ ṯīli; ṯayli |
Noun edit
ثَيِّل or ثِيل • (ṯayyil or ṯīl) m
Declension edit
Declension of noun ثَيِّل (ṯayyil); ثِيل (ṯīl)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ثَيِّل; ثِيل ṯayyil; ṯīl |
الثَّيِّل; الثِّيل aṯ-ṯayyil; aṯ-ṯīl |
ثَيِّل; ثِيل ṯayyil; ṯīl |
| Nominative | ثَيِّلٌ; ثِيلٌ ṯayyilun; ṯīlun |
الثَّيِّلُ; الثِّيلُ aṯ-ṯayyilu; aṯ-ṯīlu |
ثَيِّلُ; ثِيلُ ṯayyilu; ṯīlu |
| Accusative | ثَيِّلًا; ثِيلًا ṯayyilan; ṯīlan |
الثَّيِّلَ; الثِّيلَ aṯ-ṯayyila; aṯ-ṯīla |
ثَيِّلَ; ثِيلَ ṯayyila; ṯīla |
| Genitive | ثَيِّلٍ; ثِيلٍ ṯayyilin; ṯīlin |
الثَّيِّلِ; الثِّيلِ aṯ-ṯayyili; aṯ-ṯīli |
ثَيِّلِ; ثِيلِ ṯayyili; ṯīli |
Hypernyms edit
- نَجِيل (najīl)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “ثيل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, pages 235–236
- Lane, Edward William (1863) “ثيل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 366–367
- Mandaville, James Paul (2011) Bedouin Ethnobotany. Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World, Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 319