طرمذ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a person who is boastful, pretentious, and lacking substance, often exaggerating their achievements or capabilities. It also touches upon the idea of being unable to accomplish tasks or being ostentatious without real merit.

Derived headwords

طَرْمَذَةnoun

1.
Incompetenceclassical
A state of being unable to accomplish matters or achieve things.
2.
Boastfulnessclassical
Ostentatious boasting or pretense, often without real merit.
3.
Pretentiousnessclassical
An inflated sense of self or exaggerated claims.

طَرْمَاذadjective

1.
Boastful and arrogantclassical
Describing someone who is ostentatious, arrogant, and boastful.
2.
Pretentiousclassical
One who claims to have qualities or achievements they do not possess.
3.
Magnificent horseclassical
Referring to a noble, impressive, and magnificent horse.

طَرْمَذَارadjective

1.
Boastful of unearned meritclassical
One who boasts about things they have not done or achieved.
2.
Pretentiousclassical
Someone who exaggerates their possessions or accomplishments.
3.
Full of hot airclassical
Someone who talks big but lacks action or substance.

المُطَرْمِذadjective

1.
One with words but no deedsclassical
A person who talks a lot but does not follow through with action.

طَرْمَذَانadjective

1.
Boastful and pretentiousclassical
Describing someone who boasts falsely and pretends to have qualities they lack.

Parallel reading

رجل فيه طرمذة أي أنه لا يحقق الأمور

A man has 'tarmadhah' in him, meaning he does not accomplish matters.

وقد طرمذ عليه

And he was unable to achieve things.

ورجل طرماذ: مبهلق صلف

And a man 'tarmaz': ostentatious and arrogant.

وهو الذي يسمى الطرمذار

And he is the one called 'tarmazdar'.

سلام ملاذ على ملاذ، ... طرمذة مني على الطرماذ

Peace and refuge upon refuge, ... a boast from me towards the 'tarmaz'.

والمطرمذ: الذي له كلام وليس له فعل

And 'al-mutarmadh': one who has talk but no action.

والطرماذ الفرس الكريم الرائع

And 'al-tarmaz' is the noble and magnificent horse.

والطرمذار: المتكثر بما لم يفعل

And 'al-tarmazdar': one who boasts of what he has not done.

وقيل: الطرمذار والطرماذ هو المتندخ

And it was said: 'al-tarmazdar' and 'al-tarmaz' is the one who is 'mutandakh'.

يقال تندخ أي تشبع بما ليس عنده

It is said 'tandakh', meaning to be satisfied with what one does not have.

ولسان طرمذار

And a boastful tongue.

في فلان طرمذة وبهلقة ولهوقة

So-and-so has 'tarmadhah', 'bahlaqah', and 'lahuqah'.

أي كبر

Meaning arrogance.

المفايشة المفاخرة وهي الطرمذة بعينها

Al-mufayashah (rivalry) is al-mufakharah (boasting), which is 'al-tarmadhah' itself.

والنفخ مثله

And 'al-nafkh' (puffing up) is similar.

يقال: رجل نفاج وفياش وطرماذ وفيوش وطرمذان، بالنون، إذا افتخر بالباطل وتمدح بما ليس فيه

It is said: a man is 'naffaj', 'fayyas', 'tarmaz', 'faywush', and 'tarmazan' (with noon), if he boasts falsely and praises himself for what he does not possess.