مُثَلَّثٌ
Root: ثلث
Full Definition
مُثَلَّثٌ
A thing having three angles or corners, triangular [or trilateral]; a triangle. You say مُثَلَّثٌ حَادٌّ [An acute-angled triangle]: and مُثَلَّثٌ قَائِمٌ [A right-angled triangle]. And أَرْضٌ مُثَلَّثَةٌ
A three-sided piece of land.
2 A thing composed of three layers or strata, or of three distinct fascicles or the like; [see also مَثْلُوثٌ;] and in like manner what are composed of four, and more, to ten [inclusive], are called by similar epithets: or a thing of three folds.
3 [As a conventional term in lexicology, A word having a letter which has any of the three vowels: ex. gr., بَدْأَةٌ is مُثَلَّثَةُ البَآءِ; i. e., it is written بَدْأَةٌ and بُدْأَةٌ and بِدْأَةٌ. As such also, A verb having its عَيْن movent by any of the three vowels: ex. gr., بَهَأَ بِهِ is مُثَلَّثٌ; i. e., it is written بَهَأَ and بَهُؤَ and بَهِئَ. And as such, مُثَلَّثَةٌ (not مُثْلَثَةٌ) signifies Three-pointed; having three diacritical points: it is an epithet added to ثَآء, to prevent its being mistaken for بَآء or تَآء or يَآء.]
4 Wine (شَرَاب) cooked until the quantity of two thirds of it has gone; the expressed juice of grapes so cooked.
5 And A certain electuary, or confection, of aromatics, or perfumes.
2 A thing composed of three layers or strata, or of three distinct fascicles or the like; [see also مَثْلُوثٌ;] and in like manner what are composed of four, and more, to ten [inclusive], are called by similar epithets: or a thing of three folds.
3 [As a conventional term in lexicology, A word having a letter which has any of the three vowels: ex. gr., بَدْأَةٌ is مُثَلَّثَةُ البَآءِ; i. e., it is written بَدْأَةٌ and بُدْأَةٌ and بِدْأَةٌ. As such also, A verb having its عَيْن movent by any of the three vowels: ex. gr., بَهَأَ بِهِ is مُثَلَّثٌ; i. e., it is written بَهَأَ and بَهُؤَ and بَهِئَ. And as such, مُثَلَّثَةٌ (not مُثْلَثَةٌ) signifies Three-pointed; having three diacritical points: it is an epithet added to ثَآء, to prevent its being mistaken for بَآء or تَآء or يَآء.]
4 Wine (شَرَاب) cooked until the quantity of two thirds of it has gone; the expressed juice of grapes so cooked.
5 And A certain electuary, or confection, of aromatics, or perfumes.
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