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طرش

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns deafness or impaired hearing. It describes the state of being deaf, with nuances suggesting varying degrees of the condition, and includes terms for individuals who are deaf.

Derived headwords

الطَّرَشnoun
  1. 1.
    deafnessboth

    The state of being deaf, or a severe impairment of hearing.

  2. 2.
    mild deafnessclassical

    A less severe form of deafness, considered a lesser degree of the condition.

  3. 3.
    newly coined termclassical

    A term considered to be of recent or non-classical origin.

أَطْرَشadjective
  1. 1.
    deafboth

    Describing someone who is deaf.

أَطْرُوشadjective
  1. 1.
    deafclassical

    An alternative form describing someone who is deaf.

طَرِشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be deafboth

    To become deaf or to suffer from deafness.

طَرِشًاnoun
  1. 1.
    deafnessboth

    The state of being deaf, used as a verbal noun.

Parallel reading

الطرش: الصمم
Al-ṭarash: deafness.
وقيل: هو أهون الصمم
And it was said: it is a lesser degree of deafness.
وقيل: هو مولد
And it was said: it is a newly coined term.
الأطرش والأطروش الأصم
Al-aṭrash and al-aṭrūsh are the deaf.
وقد طرش طرشا
And he became deaf with deafness.
ورجال طرش
And deaf men.