ثلج

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See also: بلح, تلخ, بلخ, and تلج

Arabic

Root
ث ل ج (ṯ l j)
4 terms

Etymology 1.1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ثَلْج (ṯaljm (plural ثُلُوج (ṯulūj))

  1. (uncountable) snow
  2. (collective) ice cube
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 1.2

Verb

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
Conjugation

Etymology 1.3

Verb

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

  1. to be delighted, to be gladdened
Conjugation

Etymology 1.4

Verb

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

  1. to freeze, to refrigerate, to cool down
Conjugation

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ث ل ج
2 terms
ثَلْج

Etymology

From Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj).

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /tald͡ʒ/, /θald͡ʒ/

Noun

ثَلْج (talj or ṯaljm (plural ثُلوج (tulūj))

  1. snow
  2. ice cube
See also

Pronunciation 2

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

Verb

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

  1. to freeze
Conjugation
    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)
See also

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj, snow).

Noun

ثلج (selc) (plural ثلوج (suluc))

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. Alternative spelling of تلّج (tallaj)