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طنخ

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a state of being overwhelmed or satiated, particularly by rich food, leading to a feeling of fullness, heaviness, or even sickness. It can also refer to extreme fatness in animals and, metaphorically, to a period of the night.

Derived headwords

طَنَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be satiatedboth

    To be overwhelmed by richness and fatness, leading to a feeling of fullness and indigestion.

طُنُوخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    satiationboth

    The state of being overwhelmed by richness and fatness, leading to a feeling of fullness and indigestion.

تَنَخَّverb
  1. 1.
    to be satiatedboth

    To be overwhelmed by richness and fatness, leading to a feeling of fullness and indigestion.

تُنُوخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    satiationboth

    The state of being overwhelmed by richness and fatness, leading to a feeling of fullness and indigestion.

طَنِخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    satiatedboth

    Describing someone who is overwhelmed by richness and fatness, feeling full and unwell.

طَانِخٌadjective
  1. 1.
    satiatedboth

    Describing someone who is overwhelmed by richness and fatness, feeling full and unwell.

طَنَخَ الدسمُ قلبهverb
  1. 1.
    fat overwhelmed his heartboth

    Richness and fatness dominated the person's heart, causing discomfort or illness.

طَنَخَتْ نفسُهverb
  1. 1.
    his soul became foulboth

    His disposition or inner state became corrupted or unpleasant, stemming from a feeling of being overwhelmed.

طَنَخَتِ الناقةُverb
  1. 1.
    the she-camel became extremely fatboth

    The she-camel became excessively fat and heavy.

طَنَخَتِ الدابةُverb
  1. 1.
    the animal became extremely fatboth

    The animal became excessively fat and heavy.

طَنَخٌnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionboth

    A state of indigestion or discomfort caused by overeating rich food.

  2. 2.
    satiationboth

    The feeling of being overly full and satisfied, to the point of discomfort.

البَشَمnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionclassical

    A feeling of fullness and discomfort in the stomach, often due to overeating.

طَنَخَنا عن الطعامverb
  1. 1.
    it satisfied us from foodboth

    It made us feel full and satisfied, so we did not need to eat.

Parallel reading

طَنَخَ الرجلُ يطنخ طنخا وتنخ يتنخ تنخا، فهو طنخ وطانخ: غلب الدسم على قلبه واتخم منه
The man was satiated, feeling overwhelmed by richness and fatness, so he became full from it.
وطنخ الدسم قلبه
And the fat overwhelmed his heart.
وطنخت نفسه: خبثت، وهو من ذلك
And his soul became foul, and it is from that.
وطنخت الناقة والدابة: اشتد سمنها
And the she-camel and the animal became extremely fat.
ومر طنخ من الليل كعنك
And a period of the night passed, like the 'ank.
والطنخ: البشم
And al-tunkh is al-basham (indigestion).
قال شمر: سمعت ابن الفقعسي يقول: نشرب هذه الألبان فتطنخنا عن الطعام أي تغنينا
Shammir said: I heard Ibn al-Fuq'asi say: We drink these milks, and they satisfy us from food, meaning they make us feel full.