What does Thanaya mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Thanaya (ثنايا) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Thanaya

Thanaya according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Plural of thaniyya: (four teeth, two below two above). The two incisors: (two teeth front). The incisor: (one of the front teeth). The quadruples: (four teeth that…)

Thanaya according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

Plural of thaniyya, the col; the poet said: « I am son of glory and cols’ summit: when I set the turban, you know me », meaning the pure lord, scaling summits; at-tala’: the lofty mound, elevation, ascent. Thaniyya also a tooth, plural thanaya, thanayat, four in mouth. Ath-thani: camel entering sixth year; the she-camel thaniyya. Ath-thani also the second-cast, of tusks and hooves third year, hooves sixth, after the jadh’; plural thana’ kasra, lengthening, thaniyan, as righif, righfan. A-thanaytou: casting his second tooth, he thanin, fa’il in fa’il’s sense. Some literati versified thani: « thani son of two years, son of weakness, son of five of tusks and hooves ».

Thanaya according to Mu'jam Lughat al-Fuqaha

Singular thaniyya: one of the four teeth at the mouth’s front.

Thanaya according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

Four teeth, two front above two below; singular thaniyya.

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