Core sense — moisture, moist earth; the earth; anything good; fresh and vigorous friendshipgenerated
1figurative · مجاز — inferredmoist earth—ثَرْيَآءُ
Moisture; humidity, of the earth; and moist earth.
تُرَاب that is not moist is not called ثَرًى; or such earth as, when moistened, does not become cohesive mud or clay.
[An adjective used as a substantive.] AO.
[In the CK, wrongly, ثَرَياء.]
in the Qur 20:5, explained as meaning what is beneath the earth—مَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَي
the earth—الثَّرَى
the earth—أَثْرَى
Also: the earth.
The latter, used in this way as a proper name, is imperfectly declined.
Dual ثَرَيَانِ and ثَرَوَانِ, according to Lh. [But the singular of the latter should be written ثَرًا.] Plural أَثْرَآْ.
the two moistures met, or have met—اِلْتَقَى الثَّرَيَانِ
a month [of moisture] in which the rain begins, and sinks into the ground, and moistens and softens the earth—شَهْرٌ ثَرَى وَشَهْرٌ تَرَى وَشَهْرٌ مَرْعَى وَشَهْرٌ ٱسْتَوَى
Said when the rain has sunk into the ground so that it has met the moisture of the earth.
According to IAar, it was also said by a man of the desert who, being naked, put on a fur garment with no shirt: meaning the hair of the pubes and the soft hair of the fur garment.
For شَهْرٌ ذُو ثَرًى: and a month in which you see the heads of the herbage come forth.
For شَهْرٌ تَرَى فِيهِ رُؤُوسَ النَّبَاتِ: and a month in which the herbage is tall enough for the cattle to pasture on; and a month in which it is full-grown and erect.
the sweat of the horse appeared—بَدَا ثَرَى المَآءِ مِنَ الفَرَسِ
I do see the effect of anger in the face of such a one—إِنِّى لَأَرَي ثَرَى الغَضَبِ فِى وَجْهِ فُلَانٍ
he is the one who knows about it—هُوَٱبْنُ ثَرَاهَا
In art. بنى.
1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredgood; anything good—خَيْرٌ
[Hence, as being likened to moist earth.]
[For خَيْر, Golius appears to have found, in a copy of the K, حَيْز; and this, which he rendered “Terræ tractus,” he gave as a meaning not of ثَرًى but of ثَرَآءٌ, which, like ثَرًى, he also explains as meaning “terra.”]
such a one is a person from whom good is easy to get—فُلَانٌ قَرِيبُ الثَّرَى
[Or it may mean a person from whom good seems to be easy to get: in either case likened to land whose moist earth is near the surface. That the phrase may have this latter meaning appears from what follows.]
such a one is a person who promises but does not fulfil—إِنَّ فُلَانًا لَقَرِيبُ الثَّرِى بَعِيدُ النَّبَطِ
1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredthe fresh and vigorous friendship between me and him has not withered—لَمْ يَبْبَسِ الثَّرَى بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُ
that friendship which is between me and such a one is fresh and vigorous—مَا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ فُلَانٍ
[Hence also, fresh and vigorous friendship.]
That is, it has not ceased, or become severed.
Also said as مُثْرٍ.
on this sense Jereer says: [And do not wither the fresh and vigorous friendship between me and you; for that which is between me and you is fresh and vigorous]
shāhidفَلَا تُوبِسُوا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمُ الثَّرَىفَإِنَّ الَّذَي بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمُ مُثْرِى
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Moisture; humidity; (S, M, K;) of the earth: (S, Msb:) and moist earth; (S, M, Msb, K;) تُرَاب that is not moist is not called ثَرًى ; (Msb;) or such as, when moistened, does not become cohesive mud or clay; (M, K;) as also ثَرْيَآءُ [an epithet used as a subst.]: (AO, T, * K, TA: [in the CK, erroneously, ثَرَياء :]) and the earth;; (M, K) مَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَي , in the Kur [xx. 5], being explained as meaning what is beneath the earth: (M:) الثَّرَى and * أَثْرَى both signify the earth; and the latter, being thus used as a proper name, is imperfectly decl.: (Ham p. 351:) dual ثَرَيَانِ (S, M, K) and ثَرَوَانِ : (Lh, M, K: [but the sing. of the latter should be written ثَرًا :]) pl. أَثْرَآْ . (M, K.) اِلْتَقَى الثَّرَيَانِ [The two moistures met, or have met,] is said when the rain has sunk into the ground so that it has met the moisture of the earth. (S, M, K.) Accord. to IAar, it was also said by a man, (M,) or by an Arab of the desert, (K,) who, (M, K,) being naked, (K,) clad himself with a fur-garment, (M, K,) without a shirt; (M;) meaning the hair of the pubes and the soft hair of the fur-garment. (M, K.) And the Arabs say, شَهْرٌ ثَرَى وَشَهْرٌ تَرَى وَشَهْرٌ مَرْعَى وَشَهْرٌ ٱسْتَوَى , meaning A month [of moisture] in which the rain begins, and sinks into the ground, and moistens and softens the earth; for شَهْرٌ ذُو ثَرًى : and a month in which thou seest the heads of the herbage grown forth; for شَهْرٌ تَرَى فِيهِ رُؤُوسَ النَّبَاتِ : and a month in which the herbage is tall enough to be pastured upon by the cattle: (As, S, * M:) and a month in which it is full-grown and erect. (As, M.) One says also, بَدَا ثَرَى المَآءِ مِنَ الفَرَسِ , meaning The sweat of the horse appeared. (S, * M.) And إِنِّى لَأَرَي ثَرَى الغَضَبِ فِى وَجْهِ فُلَانٍ , meaning Verily I see the effect of anger in the face of such a one. (T.) And هُوَٱبْنُ ثَرَاهَا He is the knowing with respect to it. (T in art. بنى .) [Hence, as being likened to moist earth,] i. q. خَيْرٌ [Good; anything good; &c.]. (M, K. [For خَيْر , Golius appears to have found, in a copy of the K, حَيْز ; and this, which he has rendered “Terræ tractus,” he has given as a signification, not of ثَرًى , but of ثَرَآءٌ , which, like ثَرًى , he also explains as meaning “ terra. ” ]) So in the saying, فُلَانٌ قَرِيبُ الثَّرَى [app. meaning Such a one is a person from whom good is easy of attainment: or it may mean, a person from whom good seems to be easy of attainment: in either case likened to land of which the moist earth is near the surface: that the phrase may have the latter meaning appears from what here follows]. (M.) You say, إِنَّ فُلَانًا لَقَرِيبُ الثَّرِى بَعِيدُ النَّبَطِ , meaning Verily such a one is a person who promises but who does not fulfil. (IAar, T.) [Hence also, Fresh and vigorous friendship.] You say, لَمْ يَبْبَسِ الثَّرَى بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُ [The fresh and vigorous friendship between me and him has not withered]: whence the phrase, مَا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَ فُلَانٍ * مُثْرٍ [That friendship which is between me and such a one is fresh and vigorous]; i. e., it has not ceased, or become severed. (S, * M.) Jereer says, 1 [And wither not the fresh and vigorous friendship between me and you; for that which is between me and you is fresh and vigorous]. (S, M.) فَلَا تُوبِسُوا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمُ الثَّرَى | فَإِنَّ الَّذَي بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمُ مُثْرِى