عَلَثَهُ

, aorist عَلِثَ , (K,) verbal noun عَلْثٌ, (S, O,) to which غَلْثٌ is like in its meanings (K and TA in article غلث) for the most part, (TA in that article,) He mixed it; (S, * O, * K, TA;) as also ↓ علّثهُ, verbal noun تَعْلِيثٌ; and ↓ اعتلثهُ. (TA.) You say, عَلَثْتُ البُرَّ بِالشَّعِيرِ, aorist as above, I mixed the wheat with the barley. (S, O.)

Also, (K, TA,) aorist as above, (TA,) and so the verbal noun, (O, TA,) He collected it together, (O, * K, TA,) from different places. (TA.)

-A2- عَلَثَ السِّقَاءَ He tanned the [skin called] سقاء with the أرْطَى [q. v.], (K,) or with any of the trees of the kind called عَلَث [q. v.]: according to AHn, it is with غ [i. e. غَلَثَ]. (TA.) [But مَغْلُوثٌ, with غ, is explained on the authority of ISk, as meaning, applied to a سقاء, “ Tanned with dry, or with unripe, dates. ”]

-A3- عَلَثَ, (S, O, K, TA,) [or, perhaps, عَلِثَ, like غَلِثَ,] as also ↓ اعتلث, (TA,) said of a زَنْد [or piece of stick, or wood, for producing fire], It failed to produce fire, (S, O, K, TA,) and was difficult to use: and the subst. is ↓ عُلَاثٌ [apparently meaning The quality of failing to produce fire, &c.]. (L, TA.)

-A4- عَلَثٌ The fighting vehemently, and cleaving to fight: (S, O, K:) and so غَلَثٌ. (S, O.) One says, عَلِثَ القَوْمُ, aorist عَلَثَ , verbal noun عَلَثٌ, The people, or party, fought one another [or did so vehemently and perseveringly]: and عَلِثَ بَعْضُ القَوْمِ بِبَعْضٍ [One portion of the people, or party, fought another portion vehemently and perseveringly]. (TA.) And عَلِثَ الذِّيءْبُ بِالغَنَمِ The wolf kept to worrying the sheep or goats. (L. [And so غَلِثَ.])