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طست

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a type of basin or bowl, specifically a brass one. It also discusses linguistic variations and derivations related to this object, including its plural and diminutive forms.

Derived headwords

الطستnoun
  1. 1.
    Brass basinboth

    A basin or bowl made of brass, often used for washing or as a container.

طسnoun
  1. 1.
    Basin (Tayyi' dialect)classical

    The word 'طست' (basin) as used in the dialect of the Tayyi' tribe, where the 't' is an alteration of 's' for ease of pronunciation.

طساسnoun
  1. 1.
    Basins (plural)classical

    The plural form of 'طست' (basin), used when the 's' is restored after being separated by an 'alif'.

طسيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Small basinclassical

    The diminutive form of 'طست' (basin), used to denote a small basin, where the 's' is restored after being separated by a 'ya'.

Parallel reading

الطست: من آنية الصفر، أنثى، وقد تذكر.
The basin: from brass vessels, feminine, and sometimes masculine.
الجوهري: الطست الطس، بلغة طيئ، أبدل من إحدى السينين تاء للاستثقال،
Al-Jawhari: Al-tust is al-tus, in the language of Tayyi', where one of the 's' sounds was replaced by a 't' to avoid difficulty,
فإذا جمعت أو صغرت، رددت السين، لأنك فصلت بينهما بألف أو ياء،
and when you pluralize or make it diminutive, you revert to the 's', because you have separated them by an 'alif' or a 'ya',
فقلت: طساس، وطسيس.
so you say: 'tasaas' (plural), and 'tasīs' (diminutive).