ثقل
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ثقل¹
- /θa.qu.la/
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *ṯql (“to weigh; burden, weight”). Cognate with Hebrew שקל and Aramaic תקל.
verb ثَقُلَ · ṯaqula · يَثْقُلُ · ثِقَل · ثَقَالَة
- to be heavy فَأَمَّا مَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُمُّهُ هَاوِيَةٌ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا هِيَهْ نَارٌ حَامِيَةٌ
- to be or become pregnant
- to become severe (of an illness)
- to deteriorate (of one's hearing, etc.)
- to be slurred (of speech)
- to be burdensome, to be oppressive
- to be difficult
- to be sluggish, to be dull-witted
- to be too sluggish, to be slow ثَقُلُوا عَنْ حَاجَتِنَا.
- to be too dull-witted
- to load, to burden, to make heavy
Opposite: خَفَّ
verb ثَقَلَ · ṯaqala · يَثْقُلُ · ثَقْل · ثَاقِل
- to weigh; to determine the weight of an object
- to be heavier than, to outweigh
ثقل²
- /θaq.qa.la/
Where it comes from
Causative of ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula, “to be heavy”).
verb ثَقَّلَ · ṯaqqala · يُثَقِّلُ · تَثْقِيل · مُثَقِّل
- to make (something) heavy
- to burden
- to ask too much of, to overburden
- to bother, to trouble
ثقل³
- /θiq.lun/
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šéqel), Aramaic תִּקְלָא (tiqlā), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎖𐎍 (ṯql).
noun ثِقْل · ṯiql · أَثْقَال · الثِّقْل
- weight
- burden, load وَأَخۡرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
- gravity
Similar: حِمْل
noun ثِقَل · ṯiqal · الثِّقَل · ثِقَلٌ
- verbal noun of ثَقُلَ (ṯaqula) (form I)
- heaviness
ثقل⁴
Where it comes from
Inflected form.
adjective ثُقْل · ṯuql
- masculine plural of ثَقِيل (ṯaqīl)
Thesaurus
verb
Opposite: خَفَّ
noun
Similar: حِمْل
In English
Talk about this word "ثقل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%82%D9%84. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ثقل. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%82%D9%84 "ثقل." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%82%D9%84.Cite this
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title = {ثقل},
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year = {2026},
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