ثقل

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See also: بقل, تقل, and نقل

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ث ق ل (ṯ-q-l)

From Proto-Semitic *ṯql (to weigh; burden, weight). Cognate with Hebrew שקל and Aramaic תקל.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula) I, non-past يَثْقُلُ‎ (yaṯqulu)

  1. to be heavy
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 101:6-11:
      فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ۝ فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ ۝ وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ۝ فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ ۝ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ ۝ نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to load, burden, make heavy (بِ (bi) something)
  3. to be burdensome, oppressive (عَلَى (ʕalā) to someone)
  4. to be sluggish, dull-witted
  5. to be too sluggish, too dull (عَن (ʕan) for something)
Conjugation[edit]
Antonyms[edit]

Verb[edit]

ثَقَلَ (ṯaqala) I, non-past يَثْقُلُ‎ (yaṯqulu)

  1. (transitive) to weigh; to determine the weight of an object
  2. (transitive) to be heavier than, to outweigh
Conjugation[edit]
References[edit]
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثقل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2[edit]

Causative of ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula, to be heavy).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ثَقَّلَ (ṯaqqala) II, non-past يُثَقِّلُ‎ (yuṯaqqilu)

  1. to make (something) heavy
  2. (transitive) to burden (something عَلَى (ʕalā) onto someone = burden someone with something)
  3. to trouble (عَلَى (ʕalā) someone بِ (bi) with something)
Conjugation[edit]
References[edit]
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثقل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3[edit]

Root
ث ق ل (ṯ-q-l)

Compare Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel), Aramaic תִּקְלָא (tiqlā), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎖𐎍 (ṯql).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ثِقْل (ṯiqlm (plural أَثْقَال (ʔaṯqāl))

  1. weight
  2. burden, load
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 99:2:
      وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
      And the earth discharges its burdens
  3. gravity
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثقل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun[edit]

ثِقَل (ṯiqalm

  1. verbal noun of ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula) (form I)
  2. heaviness
Declension[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Inflected form.

Adjective[edit]

ثُقْل (ṯuqlm pl

  1. masculine plural of ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl)

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
ث ق ل
2 terms

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ti.ɡil/, /θi.ɡil/

Verb[edit]

ثِقِل (tigil) I (non-past يِثْقَل (yitgal))

  1. to be heavy
  2. to load, burden, make heavy (بِ something)
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of ثقل (tigil)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ثقلت (tigilt) ثقلت (tigilt) ثقل (tigil) ثقلنا (tigilna) ثقلتوا (tigiltu) ثقلوا (tiglu)
f ثقلتي (tigilti) ثقلت (tiglat)
non-past m أثقل (ʔatgal) تثقل (titgal) يثقل (yitgal) نثقل (nitgal) تثقلوا (titgalu) يثقلوا (yitgalu)
f تثقلي (titgali) تثقل (titgal)
imperative m اثقل (atgal) اثقلوا (atgalu)
f اثقلي (atgali)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic ثَقَّلَ (ṯaqqala).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /taɡ.ɡal/, /θaɡ.ɡal/

Verb[edit]

ثَقَّل (taggal) II (non-past يِثَقِّل (yitaggil))

  1. to make (something) heavy
  2. (transitive) to burden (something عَلَى onto someone = burden someone with something)
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of ثقل (taggal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ثقلت (taggalt) ثقلت (taggalt) ثقل (taggal) ثقلنا (taggalna) ثقلتوا (taggaltu) ثقلوا (taggalu)
f ثقلتي (taggalti) ثقلت (taggalat)
non-past m أثقل (ʔataggil) تثقل (titaggil) يثقل (yitaggil) نثقل (nitaggil) تثقلوا (titaggilu) يثقلوا (yitaggilu)
f تثقلي (titaggili) تثقل (titaggil)
imperative m ثقل (taggil) ثقلوا (taggilu)
f ثقلي (taggili)

Etymology 3[edit]

From Arabic ثِقَل (ṯiqal).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tu.ɡul/, /θu.ɡul/

Noun[edit]

ثقل (tuglm (construct state ثُقْل (tugl))

  1. heaviness