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تَثْرِيبٌ

Root: ثرب

Form: 2

Full Definition

تَثْرِيبٌII , in its primary sense, is The removing of the ثَرْب, i. e., the fat that forms the integument of the stomach of a ruminant: so says Z.
2 And hence, The act of blaming; reproving; and punishing, or chastising, for an offence, or a crime: or severe blaming or reproving, that rends reputations, and takes away the brightness of countenances: which last meaning it has in the Kur xii. 92: or لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمْ there means No evil, or mischief, shall come upon you: or your offences, or crimes, shall not be mentioned: تثريب signifies the act of blaming, or reproving; or doing so severely, or angrily; or, with the utmost severity or harshness: the act of upbraiding, or reproaching: and the going to the utmost length in blaming or reproving: one says, لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكَ [No blame, &c., shall be laid on thee]: and it is from الثَّرْبُ [as explained above]. You say, ثرّب and and , meaning He blamed, or reproved; or did so severely, or with the utmost severity; or reproached, or upbraided: and ثرّب عَلَيْهِ, and ثّربهُ; and ثَرَبَهُ , [and ثَرَبَ عليه,] Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun ثَرْبٌ; and ; he blamed him, or reproved him; upbraided him, or reproached him, with, or for, his offence, or crime; and reminded him thereof; he showed him his deed to be foul, abominable, or bad: or عليه, Present.T ـِ signifies he blamed him, or reproved him; and, as Suh says, ثرّب عليه, he blamed him, or reproved him, much.
3 Also The acting ill, or corruptly; doing evil, or mischief; creating confusion, or disorder.

def.2 It is also said in the K to be syn. with طَىٌّ, which means The building [or casing a well] with stones: but [SM says,] I fear that this is a mistranscription for تَثْوِيبٌ, with و.


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