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Highlights
Plural
أَثْمَان
Other plurals
أَثْمِنَة، أَثْمُن
Most common words from the same root
Number
ثَمَانُون
eighty
Noun
ثُمْنَة
a dry measure
ثَمَن in English
Noun · masculine
- a price
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍAnd they sold him for cheap, [merely] a few pennies.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:20
Word origin
From Ancient Greek τίμημα (tímēma), from τιμή (timḗ), from τῑ́ω (tī́ō), leveled to the root ث م ن (ṯ m n); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“value, honor”). Compare Classical Syriac ܛܝܼܡܵܐ (ṭīmā, “price, value”) and Jewish Literary Aramaic תמא (tmˀ, “duty, tax, fee”); for more see τιμή (timí) and τῑμάω (tīmáō).
Words from the root ث-م-ن
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ثَمَن: plural and other forms
| Singular | ثَمَن |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَثْمَان |
| Alternative plurals | أَثْمِنَة، أَثْمُن |
ثَمَن in a sentence
Dictionary examples
a price
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍAnd they sold him for cheap, [merely] a few pennies.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:20
From a fully vowelled text
وَإِنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ لَهَا هذِهِ الثَّلاَثَ تَخْرُجُ مَجَّانًا بِلاَ ثَمَنٍ.And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.Exodus 21:11, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
لِمَاذَا فِي يَدِ الْجَاهِلِ ثَمَنٌ؟ أَلاقْتِنَاءِ الْحِكْمَةِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ فَهْمٌ؟Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?Proverbs 17:16, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
إِنْ بَقِيَ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ السِّنِينِ فَعَلَى قَدْرِهَا يَرُدُّ فِكَاكَهُ مِنْ ثَمَنِ شِرَائِهِ.If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.Leviticus 25:51, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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