طرط

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a lack or thinness of hair, particularly on the eyebrows and eyelashes. It extends to describe a person with such features and metaphorically to foolishness or lack of intelligence.

Derived headwords

طَرِطَverb

1.
to be thin-hairedboth
To have sparse or thin hair, especially on the eyebrows and eyelashes.

طَرطnoun

1.
thinness of hairboth
The state of having sparse or thin hair, particularly concerning the eyebrows and eyelashes.
2.
foolishnessclassical
Lack of intelligence; foolishness or stupidity.

طَرطًاnoun

1.
thinness of hairboth
The state of having sparse or thin hair, particularly concerning the eyebrows and eyelashes.

طَرطadjective

1.
thin-hairedboth
Having sparse or thin hair, especially on the eyebrows and eyelashes.

أَطرَطَverb

1.
to have sparse eyebrowsclassical
To have eyebrows that are thin or lacking hair.

أَطرَطadjective

1.
having sparse eyebrowsclassical
A person whose eyebrows are thin or lacking hair.

أَمرَطadjective

1.
having sparse eyebrowsclassical
A person whose eyebrows are thin or lacking hair. This term is used interchangeably with 'أطرط' for eyebrows.

طَارِطadjective

1.
thin-haired eyebrowclassical
An eyebrow that is light or sparse in hair.

Parallel reading

خفة شعر العينين والحاجبين

Thinness of hair of the eyes and eyebrows.

طرط طرطا

He had thin hair, a thinness of hair.

فهو طرط وأطرط

So he is thin-haired and has sparse eyebrows.

رجل أطرط الحاجبين

A man with sparse eyebrows.

وأمرط الجاجبين

And with sparse eyebrows.

ليس له حاجبان

He has no eyebrows.

ولا يستغنى عن ذكر الحاجبين

And one cannot do without mentioning the eyebrows.

هو الأضرط، بالضاد المعجمة

He is 'aḍraṭ', with the dotted ḍād.

في حاجبيه طرط أي رقة شعر

In his eyebrows is 'ṭarṭ', meaning thinness of hair.

والطارط الحاجب الخفيف الشعر

And 'ṭāriṭ' is the eyebrow with light hair.

والطرط: الحمق

And 'al-ṭarṭ' means foolishness.

ورجل طرط: أحمق

And a 'ṭarṭ' man is a fool.