تءتء

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds of hesitation or repetition, and by extension, to certain types of movement and animal actions. It encompasses vocal hesitation, the sounds of animals, and specific gaits or behaviors.

Derived headwords

تأتأverb

1.
to hesitate (in speech)both
To stammer or hesitate when speaking, often repeating sounds or syllables.
2.
to make a soundclassical
To produce a specific sound, often imitative.

يتأتئverb

1.
he hesitatesboth
The present tense form of 'to hesitate', indicating ongoing or habitual stammering.

تأتأةnoun

1.
hesitation (in speech)both
The act or state of hesitating or stammering when speaking.
2.
sound imitationclassical
An onomatopoeic representation of a sound.

تئتاءnoun

1.
hesitation (in speech)classical
A variant form of the masdar for hesitation in speech.
2.
young child's walkclassical
The unsteady or tottering gait of a very young child.
3.
strutting (in war)classical
A proud, boastful walk, especially in the context of bravery during warfare.

تأتأadjective

1.
hesitant (speaker)classical
Describing a person who hesitates or stammers when speaking.

تأتاءnoun

1.
young child's walkclassical
The unsteady or tottering gait of a very young child.
2.
strutting (in war)classical
A proud, boastful walk, especially in the context of bravery during warfare.
3.
calling to mateclassical
A specific call made by a male goat (Hittan) to a female goat (Hittan) for mating.

الحطانnoun

1.
male goatclassical
A male goat, specifically one that is ready for mating.

الثأثاءnoun

1.
male goatclassical
A variant spelling and pronunciation for 'al-Hittan', referring to a male goat.

Parallel reading

تأتأ التيس عند السفاد يتأتئ تأتأة وتئتاء لينزو ويقبل.

The male goat made a sound when mating, he made a sound, a hesitation and a sound, as he mounted and approached.

ورجل تأتاء، على فعلال، وفيه تأتأة: يتردد في التاء إذا تكلم.

And a man who is 'taata', on the pattern of 'fi'alaal', and has 'taata'ah' in him: he hesitates on the letter 'ta' when he speaks.

والتأتأة: حكاية الصوت.

And 'al-taata'ah': is the imitation of a sound.

والتأتاء: مشي الصبي الصغير؛

And 'al-taataa': is the walk of a small child;

والتأتاء: التبختر في الحرب شجاعة؛

And 'al-taataa': is strutting in war with bravery;

والتأتاء «1»: دعاء الحطان إلى العسب، والحطان التيس، وهو الثأثاء أيضا بالثاء.

And 'al-taataa' (1): is the call of the male goat to mate, and 'al-Hittan' is the male goat, and it is also 'al-Thaathaa' with the letter 'tha'.