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طشش

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes light, scattered rain, ranging from a drizzle to a light shower. It also extends to a minor illness resembling a cold, characterized by symptoms like sneezing, metaphorically linked to the light scattering of rain.

Derived headwords

طَشّnoun
  1. 1.
    light rainboth

    Rain that is light and scattered, falling between a drizzle (رذاذ) and a heavier shower (قطقط). It is considered a weak and sparse rainfall.

  2. 2.
    a coldclassical

    A minor illness affecting people, similar to a cold or catarrh. It is named 'طشة' because the affected person's nose might 'طش' (scatter or drip) like light rain.

طَشَّverb
  1. 1.
    to rain lightlyboth

    To rain with a light, scattered shower, as opposed to heavy rain.

  2. 2.
    to have a coldclassical

    To suffer from a minor illness resembling a cold, characterized by symptoms like sneezing.

طَشِيشnoun
  1. 1.
    light rainboth

    A term for light, sparse rain, considered to be a small amount of rainfall.

أَطْشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to rain lightlyclassical

    To rain lightly, synonymous with 'طشّ' and 'رشّ'.

رَشَّverb
  1. 1.
    to drizzleboth

    To rain lightly, often used interchangeably with 'طشّ' and 'أطشأ' in the context of light rainfall.

أَرْشَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to rain lightlyclassical

    To rain lightly, used synonymously with 'طشّ' and 'أطشأ'.

مَطْشُوشَةadjective
  1. 1.
    lightly rained uponclassical

    Describing land that has been subjected to light, scattered rain.

مَطْلُولَةadjective
  1. 1.
    wateredclassical

    Describing land that has received water, often implying light rain in this context.

طَشَاشnoun
  1. 1.
    a coldclassical

    A type of illness, a disease affecting people, similar to a cold or catarrh.

مَطْشُوشadjective
  1. 1.
    afflicted with a coldclassical

    Describing someone who is suffering from a cold or a similar ailment.

Parallel reading

الطش من المطر: فوق الرك ودون القطقط
The 'طش' of rain: it is above a light shower and below a downpour.
وقيل: أول المطر الرش ثم الطش
And it was said: the beginning of rain is the 'رش' (drizzle) then the 'طش' (light shower).
ومطر طش وطشيش: قليل
And rain that is 'طش' and 'طشيش' is little.
ولا جدا نيلك بالطشيش «1» أي بالنيل القليل
And your bounty is not abundant with 'طشيش' (scarcity), meaning with little bounty.
وقد طشت السماء طشا وأطشت ورشت وأرشت بمعنى واحد
And the sky rained lightly ('طشت') with a 'طش', and 'أطشت', 'رشت', and 'أرشت' all have the same meaning.
والطش والطشيش: المطر الضعيف وهو فوق الرذاذ
And 'طش' and 'طشيش' refer to weak rain, which is above a drizzle.
وأرض مطشوشة ومطلولة
And land that is 'مطشوشة' (lightly rained upon) and 'مطلولة' (watered).
الحزاة «1» يشربها أكايس الناس للطشة ؛ قال: هو داء يصيب الناس كالزكام
The 'حزاة' (a type of plant/water) is drunk by the clever people for the 'طشة' (illness); it is said to be a disease that affects people like a cold.
سميت طشة لأنه إذا استنثر صاحبها طش كما يطش المطر وهو الضعيف القليل منه
It is named 'طشة' because when its sufferer sneezes, their nose 'طش' (drips) like light rain, which is weak and little of it.
قال: طش يوم بدر
He said: 'طش' (light rain) on the day of Badr.
أنه كان يمشي في طش ومطر
That he was walking in 'طش' (light rain) and rain.
والطشة داء يصيب الناس كالزكام
And 'الطشة' is a disease that affects people like a cold.
أرى ذلك لأن أنوفهم تطش من هذا الداء
I think that is because their noses drip ('تطش') from this ailment.
الطشاش داء من الأدواء، يقال: طش، فهو مطشوش، كأنه زكم
'الطشاش' is a disease among diseases; it is said: 'طش' (he has a cold), so he is 'مطشوش' (afflicted with a cold), as if he has a cold.