ثلج

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See also: بلح, تلخ, بلخ, and تلج

Arabic

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Root
ث ل ج (ṯ l j)
4 terms

Etymology 1.1

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From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg- (snow). Cognate with Akkadian 𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (šalgum) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (šɛ́lɛḡ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θald͡ʒ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ثَلْج (ṯaljm (plural ثُلُوج (ṯulūj))

  1. (uncountable) snow
  2. (collective) ice cube
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Verb

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ثَلَجَ (ṯalaja) I (non-past يَثْلُجُ (yaṯluju), verbal noun ثَلْج (ṯalj))

  1. to snow (of the sky)
  2. (transitive) to snow on/upon (the Earth, a person, etc.)
    ثُلِجَتِ الأَرْضُ كَثِيرًاṯulijati l-ʔarḍu kaṯīranthe land/Earth was snowed upon a lot
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Verb

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ثَلِجَ (ṯalija) I (non-past يَثْلَجُ (yaṯlaju), verbal noun ثَلَج (ṯalaj))

  1. to be delighted, to be gladdened
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Verb

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ثَلَّجَ (ṯallaja) II (non-past يُثَلِّجُ (yuṯalliju), verbal noun تَثْلِيج (taṯlīj))

  1. to freeze, to refrigerate, to cool down
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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ث ل ج
2 terms
ثَلْج

Etymology

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From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj).

Pronunciation 1

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  • IPA(key): /tald͡ʒ/, /θald͡ʒ/

Noun

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ثَلْج (taljm (plural ثُلوج (tulūj))

  1. snow
  2. ice cube
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Pronunciation 2

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  • IPA(key): /tal.lad͡ʒ/, /θal.lad͡ʒ/

Verb

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ثَلَّج (tallaj) II (non-past يِثَلِّج (yitallij))

  1. to freeze
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of ثلج (tallaj)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ثلجت (tallajt) ثلجت (tallajt) ثلج (tallaj) ثلجنا (tallajna) ثلجتوا (tallajtu) ثلجوا (tallaju)
f ثلجتي (tallajti) ثلجت (tallajat)
non-past m أثلج (ʔatallij) تثلج (titallij) يثلج (yitallij) نثلج (nitallij) تثلجوا (titalliju) يثلجوا (yitalliju)
f تثلجي (titalliji) تثلج (titallij)
imperative m ثلج (tallij) ثلجوا (talliju)
f ثلجي (talliji)
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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj, snow).

Noun

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ثلج (selc) (plural ثلوج (suluc))

  1. snow, the frozen state of water that falls as precipitation
    Synonyms: برف (berf), قار (kar)

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Further reading

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South Levantine Arabic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tal.laʒ/, [ˈtal.laʒ], [ˈtal.lad͡ʒ]

Verb

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ثلّج (tallaj) II (present بثلّج (bitallej))

  1. Alternative spelling of تلّج (tallaj)