ثُلُثٌ

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ثُلُثٌ and ثُلْثٌ and ثُلَثٌ , which last is either a dial. var. or is so pronounced to make the utterance more easy, A third; a third part or portion; as also , like ثَمِينٌ and سَبِيعٌ and سَدِيسٌ and خَمِيسٌ and نَصِيفٌ, though AZ ignored ثَلِيثٌ and خَمِيسٌ: [and مِثْلَاثٌ , q. v., app, signifies the same:] the pl. of ثلث, and of ثليث also, is أَثْلَاثٌ. It is said in a trad., دِيَةُ شِبْهِ العَمْدِ أَثْلَاثًا [The expiatory mulct for that homicide which resembles what is intentional shall be thirds]; i. e., thirty-three she-camels each such as is termed حِقَّة, and thirtythree of which each is such as is termed جَذَعَة, and thirty-four of which each is what is termed ثَنِيَّة.

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