ثَأْرٌ
Root: ثأر
Full Definition
def.2 ثَأْرٌ also signifies, or ثَائِرٌ , One who seeks blood-revenge, or retaliation of the slaughter of his relation: and one of whom is sought blood-revenge, or retaliation of the slaughter of a relation: the latter primarily signifies a slayer; and hence, a slayer of a person's relation in vengeance, or retribution: and the former, one who is sought, or pursued, for blood-revenge; an Verbal.Noun used as a subst.: the slayer of a person's relation; as also ثَائِرٌ : pl. of the former أَثْآرٌ and آثَارٌ [as above] and ثَأْرَاتٌ: the first of which three is [also] pl. of ثَائِرٌ. You say, هُوَ ثَأْرُهُ He is the slayer of his relation. And يَا ثَأْرَاتِ فُلَانٍ O slayers of such a one. يَا ثَأْرَاتِ عُثْمَانَ, occurring in a trad., which is also related with the substitution of تَارَات for ثأرات, may be explained in the same manner; or it may mean O ye seekers of the blood-revenge of 'Othmán, aid me to obtain it; the prefixed noun طَالِبِى, or أَهْل, being understood. (Nh, TA. [See also تَارَةٌ in art. تور.]) ثَأْرٌ مُنِيمٌ [A slayer of one's relation who causes his slayer to sleep,] means one with whom the seeker [of blood-revenge or retaliation] is contented, if he find him [and slay him], so that he sleeps after; one who, if slain, causes the pursuer of blood-revenge to cease from the pursuit: or a person who is an equivalent for the blood of one's relation [and who therefore, by his being slain in retaliation, makes the avenger to sleep]: or a person of rank, or note, in whom [i. e. by the slaughter of whom] one has his full desire accomplished. In a trad. of Mohammad Ibn-Selemeh, relating to the day of Kheyber, occur the words, رَسُولُ ٱللّٰهِ المَوْتُورُ أَنَا لَهُ يَا, meaning [I am for him, i. e. I am he who should slay him, O Apostle of God:] the seeker of blood-revenge [is for him of whom blood-revenge is sought]. (L. [The explanation there given is clearly shown to relate to الموتور.])
2 ثَأْرٌ signifies also An enemy: pl. أَثْآرٌ: so explained as occurring in the following words of a trad.; لَا تُغْمِدُوا سُيُوفَكُمْ عَنْ أَحْدَاثِكُمْ فَتُوتِرُوا أَثْآرَكُمْ Do not sheathe your swords from your young ones, [neglecting to teach them the use thereof,] and so make your enemies to attain their desire of blood-revenge.
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