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طوس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

5 تَطَوَّسَتْ ذ She (a woman, A, K, or a girl, M) adorned herself: (M, A, Sgh, K:) [ as though she made herself like a طَاؤُوس, or peacock. ] ― -b2- تطوّس He (a pigeon) shook, or ruffled, his feathers: you say, الحَمَامُ يَكْسَحُ بِذَنَبِهِ حَوْلَ الحَمَامَةِ وَيَتَطَوَّسُ لَهَا The male pigeon sweeps with his tail around the female pigeon, and shakes, or ruffles, his feathers to her. (A, TA.)

Derived headwords

تَطَوَّسَتْverb
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الحَمَامُ يَكْسَحُ بِذَنَبِهِ حَوْلَ الحَمَامَةِ وَيَتَطَوَّسُ لَهَا