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طعع

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of licking or lapping, often with a specific sound associated with it. It also extends to describe a low-lying or depressed area of land.

Derived headwords

طَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickboth

    To lick something, often with the tongue.

طَعْطَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of lickingclassical

    The sound made by someone licking or lapping, particularly when the tongue adheres to the roof of the mouth during the action.

المُتَمَطِّقnoun
  1. 1.
    one who lapsclassical

    A person who laps or licks, especially in a manner that produces a specific sound.

طَعْطَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a lapping soundclassical

    To make the sound of lapping or licking, characterized by the tongue adhering to the palate.

المُطْمَئِنّadjective
  1. 1.
    low-lyingclassical

    Describing land that is depressed, low-lying, or settled.

Parallel reading

الطَّع اللِّحَاسُ
The ta' (licking) is lapping.
والطَّعْطَعَةُ: حِكَايَةُ صَوْتِ اللَّاطِعِ والنَّاطِعِ والمُتَمَطِّقِ إِذَا لَصِقَ لِسَانُهُ بِالْغَارِ الأَعْلَى عِنْدَ اللَّطْعِ أَوِ التَّمَطُّقِ ثُمَّ لَطَعَ مِنْ طِيبِ شَيْءٍ يَأْكُلُهُ.
And the ta'ta'ah is the imitation of the sound of the lapping one, the licking one, and the one who laps, when his tongue sticks to the upper palate during lapping or licking, then he laps from the deliciousness of something he eats.
والطَّعْطَعُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ: المَطْمَئِنُّ.
And the ta'ta' (low-lying) from the land is the depressed one.