ثقل

See also: بقل, تقل, and نقل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ث ق ل (ṯ-q-l), from Proto-Semitic *ṯql (“to weigh; burden, weight”). Cognate with Hebrew שקל and Aramaic תקל.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θa.qu.la/

Verb

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)

Verb

1. (transitive) to weigh; to determine the weight of an object
2. (transitive) to be heavier than, to outweigh

References

• 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

Causative of ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula, “to be heavy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θaq.qa.la/

Verb

ثَقَّلَ • (ṯaqqala) II (non-past يُثَقِّلُ (yuṯaqqilu), verbal noun تَثْقِيل (taṯqīl))

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)

References

• 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

From the root ث ق ل (ṯ-q-l). Compare Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel), Aramaic תִּקְלָא (tiqlā), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎖𐎍 (ṯql).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiq.lun/

Noun

ثِقْل • (ṯiql) m (plural أَثْقَال (ʔaṯqāl))

1. weight
2. burden, load

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 99:2:

     وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا

     waʔaḵrajati l-ʔarḍu ʔaṯqālahā

     And the earth discharges its burdens

3. gravity

Declension

Declension of noun ثِقْل (ṯiql)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثِقْل ṯiql	الثِّقْل aṯ-ṯiql	ثِقْل ṯiql
Nominative	ثِقْلٌ ṯiqlun	الثِّقْلُ aṯ-ṯiqlu	ثِقْلُ ṯiqlu
Accusative	ثِقْلًا ṯiqlan	الثِّقْلَ aṯ-ṯiqla	ثِقْلَ ṯiqla
Genitive	ثِقْلٍ ṯiqlin	الثِّقْلِ aṯ-ṯiqli	ثِقْلِ ṯiqli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثِقْلَيْن ṯiqlayn	الثِّقْلَيْن aṯ-ṯiqlayn	ثِقْلَيْ ṯiqlay
Nominative	ثِقْلَانِ ṯiqlāni	الثِّقْلَانِ aṯ-ṯiqlāni	ثِقْلَا ṯiqlā
Accusative	ثِقْلَيْنِ ṯiqlayni	الثِّقْلَيْنِ aṯ-ṯiqlayni	ثِقْلَيْ ṯiqlay
Genitive	ثِقْلَيْنِ ṯiqlayni	الثِّقْلَيْنِ aṯ-ṯiqlayni	ثِقْلَيْ ṯiqlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَثْقَال ʔaṯqāl	الْأَثْقَال al-ʔaṯqāl	أَثْقَال ʔaṯqāl
Nominative	أَثْقَالٌ ʔaṯqālun	الْأَثْقَالُ al-ʔaṯqālu	أَثْقَالُ ʔaṯqālu
Accusative	أَثْقَالًا ʔaṯqālan	الْأَثْقَالَ al-ʔaṯqāla	أَثْقَالَ ʔaṯqāla
Genitive	أَثْقَالٍ ʔaṯqālin	الْأَثْقَالِ al-ʔaṯqāli	أَثْقَالِ ʔaṯqāli

Synonyms

• حِمْل (ḥiml)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “ثقل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

ثِقَل • (ṯiqal) m

1. verbal noun of ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula) (form I)
2. heaviness

Declension

Declension of noun ثِقَل (ṯiqal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ثِقَل ṯiqal	الثِّقَل aṯ-ṯiqal	ثِقَل ṯiqal
Nominative	ثِقَلٌ ṯiqalun	الثِّقَلُ aṯ-ṯiqalu	ثِقَلُ ṯiqalu
Accusative	ثِقَلًا ṯiqalan	الثِّقَلَ aṯ-ṯiqala	ثِقَلَ ṯiqala
Genitive	ثِقَلٍ ṯiqalin	الثِّقَلِ aṯ-ṯiqali	ثِقَلِ ṯiqali

Etymology 4

Inflected form.

Adjective

ثُقْل • (ṯuql) m pl

1. masculine plural of ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl)