ثَلْم: حَزّ، أُخْدُود، ثُغْرَة notch, indentation, nick, snick, cut, incision, score; furrow, groove, ridge, rut; gap, opening, breach, hole, aperture, crevice, crack, fissure, rift

ثَلْمُ الصّيتِ أو السّمْعَةِ defamation, slander, calumny, backbiting