ثم

العربية

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ثم^¹

/θum.ma/

conjunction ثُمَّ · ṯumma

then, afterward, subsequently; used to indicate order of time, being later occurring, or even in lesser degree of impressiveness
and again; used when repeating a word or short phrase in order to emphasize it
and so or also, likewise, accordingly, moreover, furthermore, additionally so; used to denote a speaker's order of enunciation, not indicating a sequence or delay of occurrence between two statements أَعْجَبَنِي مَا صَنَعْتَ اليَوْمَ ثُمَّ مَا صَنَعْتَ أَمْسِ أَعْجَبُ

ثم^²

/θam.ma/

Where it comes from

Compare Hebrew שָׁם (šām), שָׁמָּה (šā́mmā), Aramaic תַּמָּה (tammā), תַּמָּן (tammān), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎎 (ṯm).

adverb ثَمَّ · ṯamma

there

ثم^³

verb ثَمَّ · ṯamma · يَثُمُّ · ثَمّ · ثَامّ

to put into a good state, to mend, to get together in an orderly fashion, to repair
to apply ثُمَام (ṯumām, “panicgrass”) to

ثم^⁴

noun ثَمّ · ṯamm · الثَّمّ · ثَمٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of ثَمَّ (ṯamma) (form I)

ثم^⁵

noun ثُمّ · ṯumm · الثُّمّ · ثُمٌّ

household utensils, tools that put a house or tent into a good order, domestic possessions

In English

then soon afterward
thence from there

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ثم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AB%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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