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ثَاقِبٌ

Root: ثقب

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ثَاقِبٌ A star, and a lamp, and fire, or a flame of fire, or a shooting star, shining brightly: or shining, glistening, or gleaming, very brightly, as though piercing through the darkness, and dispelling it. النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ [in the Kur lxxxvi. 3] means The star, or asterism, brightly shining; as though it pierced through the darkness, or the celestial spheres, by its light: or the star, or asterism, that is high, above the others: or the planet Saturn: or the Pleiades, or any star or asterism, brightly shining; because it pierces through the darkness by its light.
2 A زَنْد that emits fire, when struck.
3 Applied to حَسَب [i. e. nobility, or grounds of pretension to respect or honour], it means Famous and exalted: or bright; brilliant.
4 And hence, applied to knowledge [as meaning Penetrating, or brilliant]. You say also ثَاقِبُ العِلْمِ, for ثَاقِبٌ فِى العِلْمِ, meaning Brilliant [or penetrating] in knowledge; as also مِثْقَبٌ : which latter signifies also learned, and sagacious, or intelligent; penetrating in judgment: and ثَاقِبُ الرَّأْىِ a man of sound and penetrating judgment, sagacity, or intelligence.
5 أَتَتْنِى عَنْهُمْ عَيْنٌ ثَاقِبَةٌ, or عَنْكَ, There came to me, from them, or from thee, certain, or sure, news or information.
6 نَاقَةٌ ثَاقِبٌ A she-camel having much milk; abounding with milk; as also ثَقِيبٌ ; and : (TA, voce نَقِيبَةٌ:) pl. نُوقٌ ثُقُبٌ, or ثُقَّبٌ. One says also, إِنَّهَا مِنَ الإِبِلِ, meaning Verily she is one that vies with the other camels abounding with milk, and surpasses them in abundance thereof.


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