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طشء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person who is slow-witted, foolish, or incompetent. It conveys a sense of being useless or ineffective.

Derived headwords

طَشْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of being foolish, slow-witted, or incompetent.

طَشْأَةadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    Describing a person who is foolish, slow-witted, or incompetent.

Parallel reading

رجل طشأة: فدم؛ عيي لا يضر ولا ينفع.
A foolish man: slow-witted; incompetent, neither harming nor benefiting.