ثمن

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Form 1ثَمَنَهُمْ3 senses · 2 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarثَمْنٌ ثَمَانَةٌ

Core sense — he took the eighth of their goods; it became costly, of high pricegenerated

1.1

He took the eighth of their goods, or property.

1.1.1

With: he was, or became, the eighth of them; or he made them, with himself, eight. See art. ثلث.

And he made them, they being seventy-nine, to be eighty. A'Obeyd; see art. ثلث.

1.2it became precious, costly, of high price—ثَمُنَ

[signifies the same; or] it had a price, or value—اثمن

Said of a commodity.

[See ثَمِينٌ.]

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, aor. ثَمُنَ , (S, M, Mgh, &c.,) inf. n. ثَمْنٌ , (M,) He took the eighth of their goods, or property. (S, M, Mgh, Msb, K.) And, aor. ثَمِنَ , He was, or became, the eighth of them: (S, Mgh, Msb, K:) or he made them, with himself, eight. (S in art. ثلث .) And He made them, they being seventy-nine, to be eighty. (A'Obeyd, S in art. ثلث .) ثَمُنَ , [aor. ثَمُنَ ,] inf. n. ثَمَانَةٌ , It (a commodity) was, or became, precious, costly, of high price; and اثمن [signifies the same; or] it had a price, or value. (TA. [See ثَمِينٌ .])

Form 2ثمّنهُ5 senses · 3 main

maṣdarتَثْمِينٌ

Core sense — he made it eight; he collected it together; he set a price on itgenerated

2.1

He made it eight, or called it eight. Esh-Sheybánee; see art. وحد.

2.1.1

[He made it octangular.]

2.1.2he remained eight nights with his wife—ثمّن لِٱمْرَأَتِهِ

Also said as عِنْدَهَا.

The verb is used in the same way of any saying or action. See art. سبع.

2.2

He collected it together.

2.3he assigned it a price by guess—قَوَّمَهُ

he named a price for it—اثمنهُ

on this sense With the maṣdar as above: he made known, [or he set or assigned it,] its price, that is, the price of a commodity.

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He made it eight: or called it eight. (Esh-Sheybánee, and K in art. وحد .) [He made it octangular.] ثمّن لِٱمْرَأَتِهِ , or عِنْدَهَا , He remained eight nights with his wife: and in like manner the verb is used in relation to any saying or action. (TA in art. سبع .) Also, (T, TA,) inf. n. تَثْمِينٌ , (TA,) He collected it together. (T, TA.) Also, inf. n. as above, (Msb, TA,) He made known, or notified, [or he set or assigned it,] its price; i. e., the price of a commodity; like قَوَّمَهُ : (TA:) or he assigned it a price by conjecture: (Msb:) and اثمنهُ he named a price for it. (TA.)

Form 4اثمن القَوْمُ7 senses · 3 main

Core sense — they became eight, or eighty; he sold it for a pricegenerated

4.1

The party of men became eight; and also, the party of men became eighty. See art. ثلث.

4.1.1she brought forth her eighth offspring—أَثْمَنَتْ

See art. بكر.

4.1.2he became one whose camels came to water on the eighth night—اثمن

Said of a man.

on the eighth night [after the next preceding watering]—ثِمْنًا

4.2

اثمن, said of a commodity: see form 1.

4.3he sold it for a price—اثمنهُ

4.3.1

Derived nouns 15

Nounثُمْنٌ1 sense

Core sense — an eighth, an eighth partgenerated

See ثُمُنٌ.

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: see ثُمُنٌ .

Nounثِمْنٌ2 senses

Core sense — the eighth offspring; the eighth night of a period between two waterings of camelsgenerated

The eighth young one, or offspring. See art. ثلث.

One of the periods between two drinkings, or waterings, of camels: [or the end of one of those periods; namely, the night of coming to water, which is] the eighth night of a period between two drinkings, or waterings, of camels.

[Counting the night of the next preceding drinking, or watering, as the first: see رِبْعٌ and خِمْسٌ, etc.]

See also form 4.

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The eighth young one or offspring. (A in art. ثلث .) One of the periods between two drinkings, or waterings, of camels: (S:) [or the end of one of those periods; namely, the night of coming to water which is] the eighth night of a period between two drinkings, or waterings, of camels, (K,) [counting the night of the next preceding drinking, or watering, as the first: see رِبْعٌ and خِمْسٌ &c.] See also 4.

Nounثَمَنٌ1 sense

Core sense — the price of a thing; a compensation or substitute for it; its valuegenerated

1figurative · مجاز

Er-Rāghib: the price of a thing; that is, the thing the seller receives in return for the thing sold, whether money or a commodity — the ثَمَن of a thing sold.

Er-Rāghib: also a compensation, or substitute, whatever it be, for a thing, that is, for a thing that is sold. But in the sense commonly known, it is such as one is obliged to pay, of pieces of silver and of gold [or other money], not commodities and the like.

Or the value, or worth, of a thing; its قِيمَة; or the value set on a thing by mutual consent, even though it be really too much or too little, whereas the قِيمَة is its real value or worth, its equivalent.

Plural أَثْمَانٌ and أَثْمُنٌ, the latter used only as a plural of paucity, and [so] أَثْمِنَةٌ.

The saying in the Qur'ān 2:38 and 5:48, وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا بِآيَاتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا, is metaphorical, meaning: and do not take in exchange for my signs a small substitute. [That is, do not purchase, in exchange for belief in my word, the happiness, or enjoyments, of the present life.]

On this saying Fr remarks that when ثَمَنًا occurs in the Qur'ān with بِ prefixed to the name of the thing sold or bought, in most cases it relates to two things of which neither is a ثمن in the sense commonly known, that is, pieces of gold and of silver.

And such is the case when you say اِشْتَرَيْتُ ثَوْبًا بِكِسَآءٍ [I purchased a garment with a كساء, q. v.]: either of these may be called a ثمن for the other.

But in speaking of pieces of silver and of gold, you prefix the ب to the ثمن only, as is done in the chapter of Joseph, 12:20, where it is said, وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ [And they sold him for a deficient, or an insufficient, price: for pieces of silver not many, so as to require weighing, but few, and therefore counted].

Pieces of silver are always a ثمن; and when you purchase pieces of silver and of gold with the like, you prefix the ب to whichever of the two you will, because each of them in this case is both a purchase and a price.

Qur’ānic occurrences ثَمَن 1 shown of 11

12:20

وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۭ بَخْسٍ دَرَٰهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ

The (Brethren) sold him for a miserable price, for a few dirhams counted out: in such low estimation did they hold him!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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The price of a thing; i. e. the thing that the seller receives in return for the thing sold, whether money or a commodity; (Er-Rághib, TA;) the ثَمَن of a thing sold: (S:) and also (Er-Rághib, TA) a compensation, or substitute, (Mgh, Msb, Er-Rághib, TA,) whatever it be, for a thing, (Er-Rághib, TA,) i. e., for a thing that is sold; but in the sense commonly known, such as it is incumbent upon one to pay, of pieces of silver, and of gold [or other money]; not commodities and the like: (Mgh:) or the value, or worth, of a thing; (K;) its قِيمَة : (T:) or the estimated value, or worth, of a thing, by mutual consent, even though it be really excessive or deficient; whereas the قِيمَة is its real value or worth, its equivalent: (MF:) pl. أَثْمَانٌ (T, Mgh, Msb, K) and أَثْمُنٌ , (S, Msb, K,) the latter used only as a pl. of pauc., (Msb,) and [so] أَثْمِنَةٌ . (CK: not in the TA.) The saying in the Kur [ii. 38 and v. 48], وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا بِآيَاتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا is metaphorical, meaning And take ye not in exchange for my signs a small substitute: [i. e. purchase not in exchange for belief in my word the happiness, or enjoyments, of the present life.] (Mgh.) With respect to this saying, Fr remarks, when ثَمَنًا occurs in the Kur, with بِ prefixed to the name of the thing sold or bought, in most cases it relates to two things whereof neither is a ثمن in the sense commonly known, i. e., such as pieces of gold and of silver: and such is the case when you say, اِشْتَرَيْتُ ثَوْبًا بِكِسَآءٍ [I purchased a garment with a كساء , q. v.]: either of these may be termed a ثمن for the other: but in speaking of pieces of silver and of gold, you prefix the ب to the ثمن [only]; as is done in [the chapter of] Yoosuf, [i. e. ch. xii., v. 20, where it is said,] وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍ [And they sold him for a deficient, or an insufficient, price: for pieces of silver not many, so as to require their being weighed, but few, and therefore counted]: for pieces of silver are always a ثمن : and when you purchase pieces of silver and of gold with the like, you prefix the ب to whichever of the two you will, because each of them in this case is a purchase and a price. (T.)

Nounثُمُنٌ1 sense

Core sense — an eighth, an eighth part or portiongenerated

1an eighth; an eighth part or portion—ثُمْنٌ

Also ثَمِينٌ, following the general rule that applies to fractions, according to some; but ثَلِيثٌ was rejected by AZ and by others, and so was خَمِيسٌ.

Plural أَثْمَانٌ.

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(S, M, Mgh, Msb, K) and ثُمْنٌ (M, Msb, K) An eighth; an eighth part or portion; as also ثَمِينٌ ; (S, M, * Mgh, Msb, K;) agreeably with a general rule applying to fractions, accord. to some; (M, K;) but ثَلِيثٌ was ignored by AZ (T and S in art. ثلث ) and by others, (TA,) and so was خَمِيسٌ : (S in art. ثلث :) pl. أَثْمَانٌ . (M, K.)

Nounثَمَانٍ1 sense

Core sense — eightgenerated

And ثَمَانٌ: see ثَمَانِيَةٌ.

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and ثَمَانٌ : see ثَمَانِيَةٌ .

Nounثَمِينٌ2 senses

Core sense — high-priced, of high valuegenerated

See ثُمُنٌ.

2[signifies the same; or] having a price, or value—مُثْمِنٌ

Also high-priced, or of high value.

According to the Durrat el-Ghowwás, it is a mistake to give the first word the meaning assigned to it here; for it means [only] the same as ثُمُنٌ, and a thing that has a price, or value, is termed مثمن [apparently مُثْمِنٌ as above; but perhaps مُثْمَنٌ, q. v.].

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: see ثُمُنٌ . Also High-priced; or of high value; (S, TA;) and مُثْمِنٌ [signifies the same; or] having a price, or value: (TA:) but accord. to the Durrat el-Ghowwás, the assertion that the former has the meaning here assigned to it is a mistake; for it means [only] the same as ثُمُنٌ ; and a thing that has a price, or value, is termed مثمن [app. مُثْمِنٌ , as above; but perhaps مُثْمَنٌ , q. v.]. (Har p. 42.)

Nounثَمَانِيَةٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — eight; also a certain plantgenerated

1eight men—ثَمَانِيَةُ رِجَالٍ

A noun of number, well known, [meaning eight;] as also ثَمَانٍ, which is like يَمَانٍ in form. The first is the masculine form, the second the feminine. This is not a relative noun [though likened above to يَمَانٍ].

Or it is originally a relative noun from الثُّمُنُ, because it is the part, or portion, that makes seven to be eight, so that it is its eighth. They pronounce the first letter with fet-h because they make changes [in some other cases] in the relative noun, as when they say سُهْلِىٌّ and دُهْرِىٌّ [which are relative nouns of سَهْلٌ and دَهْرٌ]; and they drop one of the two ى that mark the relative noun, making up for it by inserting ا, as they do in the relative noun of اليَمَنُ [when they say يَمَانٍ, originally يَمَانِىٌ, for يَمَنِىٌّ].

El-Fárisee says that the ا of ثَمَانٍ is the mark of the relative noun, because this word is not a broken plural like صَحَارٍ; and IF agrees, saying that were it not so, the ة would be inseparable, as it is in عَبَاقِيَةٌ and the like.

eight days—ثَمَانِيَةُ أَيَّامٍ

eight women—ثَمَانِى نِسْوَةٍ

When ثمان is prefixed to another noun, its ى is retained, like the ى in القَاضِى, and it is declined like words of that class.

eight hundred—ثَمَانِى مِائَةٍ

I saw eight women—رَأَيْتُ ثَمَانِىَ نِسْوَةٍ

[In the nominative and genitive cases.]

The fet-hah is pronounced [at the end, in this case].

I have with me, of women, eight—عِنْدِى مِنَ النِّسَآءِ ثَمَانٍ

When it has tanwīn, the ى is dropped in the nominative and genitive cases but retained in the accusative; that is, when the feminine form is not prefixed to another noun.

I passed by, of them, eight—مَرَرْتُ مِنْهُنَّ بِثَمَانٍ

I saw eight—رَأَيْتُ ثَمَانِيًا

It sometimes occurs in poetry undeclined; this is because it is fancied to be a plural, or because it is likened, in letter but not in meaning, to جَوَارِىَ.

The people of El-Hijáz pronounce both the masculine and the feminine with nasb in every case, in phrases like أَتَوْنِى ثَلَاثَتَهُمْ and أَتَيْنَنِى ثَلَاثَهُنَّ, and so on up to ten [inclusive]. See ثَلَاثَةٌ.

Th mentions ثَمَانٌ, and some instances of its occurrence are cited, but As disallows it.

كِسَآءٌ ذُو ثَمَانٍ means a [garment of the kind called] كساء made of eight fleeces.

she advances with four and goes back with eight—تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ

A saying of one of the مُخَنَّثُون of El-Medeeneh, meaning: with four creases of the belly, and with eight extremities of them; each crease has two extremities, towards the two sides of the woman spoken of. See art. هيت.

The saying الثَّوْبُ سَبْعٌ فِى ثَمَانٍ should properly be فِى ثَمَانِيَةٍ, which means: the garment, or piece of cloth, is seven cubits in length by eight spans in breadth; because the length is measured by the ذِرَاع, which is feminine, and the breadth by the شِبْر, which is masculine. But they use the feminine when they do not mention the things counted, as when they say:

we fasted, of the month, five—صُمْنَا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ خَمْسًا

Days are meant; or else because ذراع is feminine in most instances, and شبر is masculine.

[But it is said that when ثمانية means the things numbered, not the amount of the number, it is imperfectly declined, being regarded as a proper name.]

nine things are more than eight things—تِسْعَةُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَمَانِيَةَ

See تِسْعَةٌ. [See also سِتَّةٌ.]

1.1I have with me eighteen men—عِنْدَى ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا

This is when you make it a compound [with the number ten].

I have with me, of women, eighteen women—عِنْدِى مِنَ النِّسَآءِ ثَمَانِىَ عَشْرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةً

In the feminine you may either pronounce the ى with fet-h or make it sākin.

I have with me, of women, eighteen women—ثَمَانِىْعَشْرَةَ

The form with fet-h is the more chaste.

In one dialect the ى is elided, on condition of [saying ثَمَانَ عَشْرَةَ] pronouncing the ن with fet-h; or in this case you say ثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ with kesr.

El-Aashà says: [And I will assuredly drink eight cups of wine — a plural of كَأْس, which is feminine, being understood — and eight more, and eighteen, and two, and four]

shāhid

فَلَأَشْرَبَنَّ ثَمَانِيًا وَثَمَانِيًاوَثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ وَٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَا

But in the S and K, وَلَقَدْ شَرِبْتُ; and in the K, and in one copy of the S, وَثَمَانَ.

He should properly have said ثَمَانِىَ عَشْرَةَ or ثَمَانِىْ عَشْرَةَ, but he elides the ى, following the dialect of those who say طِوَالُ الأَيْدِ [for الأَيْدِى], and he pronounces the ن with kesr in order to indicate the ى.

1.2

The diminutive of ثَمَانِيَةٌ may be formed either by dropping the ا, which is the preferable way, so that you say ثُمَيْنِيَةٌ; or by dropping the ى, saying ثُمَيِّنَةٌ, changing the ا into ى and merging into it the ى that marks the diminutive.

And you may make up for both [by saying ثُمَيْنِيَّةٌ and ثُمَيِّينَةٌ].

1.3a certain plant—الثَّمَانِى

Qur’ānic occurrences ثَمَٰنِيَة

6:143

ثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَزْوَٰجٍ ۖ مِّنَ ٱلضَّأْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ ٱلْمَعْزِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۗ قُلْ ءَآلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ أَمَّا ٱشْتَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَرْحَامُ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ ۖ نَبِّـُٔونِى بِعِلْمٍ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

(Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair; say, hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if ye are truthful:

39:6

خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ ثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَزْوَٰجٍ ۚ يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِّنۢ بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتٍ ثَلَـٰثٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ۖ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ

He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness. such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)?

69:7

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ

He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!

69:17

وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَـٰنِيَةٌ

And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.

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a noun of number, well known; [meaning Eight;] as also ثَمَانٍ , (M, TA,) which is like يَمَانٍ , (M, K,) in form: (M:) the former is the masc. form: the latter, the fem.: (Msb:) this is not a rel. n. [though likened above to يَمَانٍ ]: (M, K:) or it is originally a rel. n. from الثُّمُنُ , because it is the part, or portion, that makes seven to be eight, so that it is its eighth: they make the first letter to be pronounced with fet-h, because they make changes [in some other cases] in the rel. n., (S, K,) as when they say سُهْلِىٌّ and دُهْرِىٌّ , [which are rel. ns. of سَهْلٌ and دَهْرٌ ,] (S,) and they suppress one of the two ى which are characteristic of the rel. n., and compensate it by the insertion of ا , as they do in the rel. n. of اليَمَنُ [when they say يَمَانٍ , originally يَمَانِىٌ , for يَمَنِىٌّ ]: (S, K: [and the like is said in the Mgh:]) El-Fárisee says that the ا of ثَمَانٍ is the characteristic of the rel. n., because this word is not a broken pl. like صَحَارٍ ; and IF assents to this, and says that were it not so, the ة would be inseparable, as it is in عَبَاقِيَةٌ &c. (M.) You say ثَمَانِيَةُ رِجَالٍ [Eight men], (T, S, Mgh,) and ثَمَانِيَةُ أَيَّامٍ [eight days]. (Msb.) And when ثمان is prefixed to another noun, its ى is retained, like the ى in القَاضِى : (S, Msb, K:) and it is decl. in the same manner as words of the class to which this last belongs: (Msb:) you say ثَمَانِى نِسْوَةٍ [Eight women], (T, S, Mgh, Msb, K,) and ثَمَانِى مِائَةٍ [eight hundred], (S, Msb, K,) [in the nom. and gen. cases;] and رَأَيْتُ ثَمَانِىَ نِسْوَةٍ [I saw eight women], pronouncing the fet-hah [at the end, in this case]. (Msb.) When it is with tenween, the ى is dropped in the nom. and gen. cases, but it is retained in the accus. case: (S, K:) [i. e.,] when the fem. form is not prefixed to another noun, you say, عِنْدِى مِنَ النِّسَآءِ ثَمَانٍ [I have with me, of women, eight], and مَرَرْتُ مِنْهُنَّ بِثَمَانٍ [I passed by, of them, eight], and رَأَيْتُ ثَمَانِيًا [I saw eight]. (Msb.) It sometimes occurs, in poetry, indecl.: (S, M:) this is because it is fancied to be a pl.; (S;) or because it is likened, as to the letter, but not as to the meaning, to جَوَارِىَ . (M.) The people of El-Hijáz pronounce the masc. and the fem. with nasb in every case, in phrases like أَتَوْنِى ثَلَاثَتَهُمْ and أَتَيْنَنِى ثَلَاثَهُنَّ ; and so on to ten [inclusive]. (S voce ثَلَاثَةٌ , q. v.) Th mentions ثَمَانٌ ; (TA;) and some instances of its occurrence are cited; but As disallows it. (T, Mgh, TA.) كِسَآءٌ ذُو ثَمَانٍ means A [garment of the kind called] كساء made of eight fleeces. (T.) تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ [She advances with four and goes back with eight] is a saying of one of the مُخَنَّثُون of El-Medeeneh; meaning, with four creases ( عُكَن ) of the belly, and with eight extremities thereof; each crease having two extremities, towards the two sides of the woman spoken of. (Mgh in art. هيت .) The saying الثَّوْبُ سَبْعٌ فِى ثَمَانٍ should properly be فِى ثَمَانِيَةٍ , (S,) which means, The garment, or piece of cloth, is seven cubits in length by eight spans in breadth; (Msb;) because the length is measured by the ذِرَاع , which is fem., and the breadth by the شِبْر , which is masc.; but they use the fem. when they do not mention things; as when they say, صُمْنَا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ خَمْسًا [We fasted, of the month, five], though meaning days: (S:) or because ذراع is fem. in most instances, and شبر is masc. (Msb.) [But it is said that when ثمانية means the things numbered, not the amount of the number, it is imperfectly decl., being regarded as a proper name: thus] you say, تِسْعَةُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَمَانِيَةَ [Nine things are more than eight things]. (TA voce تِسْعَةٌ , q. v.) [See also سِتَّةٌ .] When you make it a compound [with the number ten], you say, عِنْدَى ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا [I have with me eighteen men]: and in the case of the fem., you may either make the ى to be with fet-h or make it quiescent, saying, عِنْدِى مِنَ النِّسَآءِ ثَمَانِىَ عَشْرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةً or ثَمَانِىْعَشْرَةَ [I have with me, of women, eighteen women]; but the former is the more chaste; and in one dial., the ى is elided, on the condition of [saying ثَمَانَ عَشْرَةَ ,] making the ن to be with fet-h; (Msb;) or in this case you say ثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ , with kesr. (T.) A poet says, (T, S,) namely, El-Aashà, (K,) 1 [And I will assuredly drink eight cups of wine, (a pl. of كَأْس , which is fem., being understood,) and eight more, and eighteen, and two, and four]: (T, S, K: but in the S and K, وَلَقَدْ شَرِبْتُ ; and in the K, and in one copy of the S, وَثَمَانَ :) he should properly have said ثَمَانِىَ عَشْرَةَ or ثَمَانِىْ عَشْرَةَ , (accord. to different copies of the T and S and K,) but he elides the ى after the dial. of him who says طِوَالُ الأَيْدِ [for الأَيْدِى ], (S, K,) and he makes the ن to be with kesr in order to indicate the ى . (T.) فَلَأَشْرَبَنَّ ثَمَانِيًا وَثَمَانِيًا | وَثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ وَٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَا The dim. of ثَمَانِيَةٌ may be formed either by suppressing the ا , which is the preferable way, so that you say ثُمَيْنِيَةٌ , or by suppressing the ى , saying ثُمَيِّنَةٌ , changing the ا into ى and incorporating into it the ى that is the characteristic of the dim.; and you may compensate for both [of these suppressed letters by saying ثُمَيْنِيَّةٌ and ثُمَيِّينَةٌ ]. (S.) الثَّمَانِى is also the name of A certain plant. (As, T, K.)

Nounثَمَانُونَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — eighty; eightiethgenerated

1more stupid than an owner of eighty sheep—أَحْمَقُ مِنْ صَاحَبِ ضَأْنٍ ثَمَانِينَ

A well-known noun of number, [meaning eighty;] sometimes used as an adjective.

El-Aashà says: [Assuredly if you were in a well eighty fathoms deep, and were made to climb the tracts of heaven by a ladder]

shāhid

لَئِنْ كُنْتَ فِى جُبٍّ ثَمَانِينَ قَامَةًوَرُقِّيتَ أَسْبَابَ السِّمَآءِ بِسُلَّمِ

— he uses it here as meaning deep.

[But in this verse, as cited in the present article in the TA, أَبْوَابَ is put in the place of اسباب, which is the reading commonly known, and is given in art. سب and in art. رقى.]

more stupid than a pastor of eighty sheep—مِنْ رَاعِى ضَأْنٍ ثَمَانِينَ

As in some of the copies of the S.

more stupid than a demander of eighty sheep—مِنْ طَالِبِ ضَأْنٍ ثَمَانِينَ

As in the Proverbs of Aboo-'Obeyd.

on this sense This saying arose from the fact that an Arab of the desert brought Kisrà news that pleased him, whereupon he said, “Ask of me whatever you wish;” and he asked him for eighty sheep.

1.1

[It also signifies eightieth.]

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a well-known noun of number; [meaning Eighty;] sometimes used as an epithet: ElAashà says, 1 [Assuredly if thou wert in a well eighty fathoms deep, and wert made to ascend the tracts of heaven by a ladder]: he uses it thus as meaning deep. (TA. [But in this verse, as cited in the present art in the TA, أَبْوَابَ is put in the place of اسباب , which is the reading commonly known, and given in the S and TA in art. سب , and in the TA in art رقى -]) أَحْمَقُ مِنْ صَاحَبِ ضَأْنٍ ثَمَانِينَ [More stupid than an owner of eighty sheep], (S, K,) or مِنْ رَاعِى ضَأْنٍ ثَمَانِينَ [than a pastor of eighty sheep], as in some of the copies of the S, or, as in the Proverbs of Aboo-'Obeyd, مِنْ طَالِبِ ضَأْنٍ ثَمَانِينَ [than a demander of eighty sheep], (TA,) is a saying that originated from the fact that an Arab of the desert announced to Kisrà an event that rejoiced him, whereupon he said, “ Ask of me what thou wilt; ” and he asked of him eighty sheep. (S, K.) لَئِنْ كُنْتَ فِى جُبٍّ ثَمَانِينَ قَامَةً | وَرُقِّيتَ أَسْبَابَ السِّمَآءِ بِسُلَّمِ [It also signifies Eightieth.]

Nounثُمَيْنِيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — the diminutive of eightgenerated

And ثُمَيِّنَةٌ and ثُمَيْنِيَّةٌ and ثُمَيَّينَةٌ: see ثَمَانِيَةٌ, in the sentence but one before the last.

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and ثُمَيِّنَةٌ and ثُمَيْنِيَّةٌ and ثُمَيَّينَةٌ : see ثَمَانِيَةٌ , last sentence but one.

Nounثَامِنٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — eighth; coming to water on the eighth night, said of camelsgenerated

[Eighth: feminine with ة.]

1.1

[ثَامِنَ عَشَرَ and ثَامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ, the first masculine and the second feminine, meaning eighteenth, follow the same rules as ثَالِثَ عَشَرَ and its feminine, explained in art. ثلث, q. v.]

1.2camels that come to water on the eighth night [after the next preceding watering]—إِبِلٌ ثَوَامِنُ

[The second word is the plural of ثَامِنَةٌ.]

From ثِمْنٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences ثَامِن

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سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَـٰثَةٌ رَّابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًۢا بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ ۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ بِعِدَّتِهِم مَّا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ۗ فَلَا تُمَارِ فِيهِمْ إِلَّا مِرَآءً ظَـٰهِرًا وَلَا تَسْتَفْتِ فِيهِم مِّنْهُمْ أَحَدًا

(Some) say they were three, the dog being the fourth among them; (others) say they were five, the dog being the sixth,- doubtfully guessing at the unknown; (yet others) say they were seven, the dog being the eighth. Say thou: "My Lord knoweth best their number; It is but few that know their (real case)." Enter not, therefore, into controversies concerning them, except on a matter that is clear, nor consult any of them about (the affair of) the Sleepers.

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[Eighth: fem. with ة ]. (S, K, &c.) [ ثَامِنَ عَشَرَ and ثَامِنَةَ عَشْرَةَ , the former masc. and the latter fem., meaning Eighteenth, are subject to the same rules as ثَالِثَ عَشَرَ and its fem., explained in art. ثلث , q. v.] إِبِلٌ ثَوَامِنُ , [the latter word pl. of ثَامِنَةٌ ,] Camels that come to water on the eighth night [after the next preceding watering]: from ثِمْنٌ . (TA.)

Nounأَثْمَنُ1 sense

Core sense — of more, or of most, price or valuegenerated

Of more [and of most] price or value.

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Of more [and of most] price or value. (S.)

Nounمُثْمَنٌ1 sense

Core sense — sold for a price; having a price named for itgenerated

Sold for a price; or having a price named for it, and assigned to it.

[See also ثَمِينٌ.]

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Sold for a price: (Msb:) or having a price named for it, and assigned to it. (Mgh.) [See also ثَمِينٌ .]

Nounمُثْمِنٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who gives the price of a commoditygenerated

See ثَمِينٌ.

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: see ثَمِينٌ

Nounمِثْمَنَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a nose-bag, or something like itgenerated

A مِخْلَاة [or nose-bag], or something like it.

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A مِخْلَاة [or nose-bag]: (IAar, T:) or the like thereof. (S.)

Nounمُثَمَّنٌ5 senses · 3 main

Core sense — octangular; collected together; poisoned; feveredgenerated

Octangular.

1.1

A verse composed of eight feet.

Collected together.

Poisoned; synonymous with مَسْمُومٌ.

3.1

Fevered; synonymous with مَحْمُومٌ.

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Octangular. (S, K.) A verse composed of eight feet. (TA.) Collected together. (T, TA.) Poisoned; syn. مَسْمُومٌ . (K.) Fevered; syn. مَحْمُومٌ . (K.)