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طيع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of obedience, compliance, and willingness. It extends to the idea of being amenable, submissive, or easily managed, and can also refer to something that is readily available or manageable.

Derived headwords

الطَّوْعnoun
  1. 1.
    obedienceboth

    The act of complying with an order, request, or law; submission to another's will.

  2. 2.
    willingnessboth

    The state of being ready or eager to do something; voluntary compliance.

طَوَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make obedientclassical

    To cause someone to become obedient or compliant.

  2. 2.
    to subdueclassical

    To bring under control or subjugation.

تَطَوَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to volunteermodern

    To offer oneself for a service or task without being asked or compelled.

  2. 2.
    to do voluntarilyboth

    To perform an action willingly and of one's own accord.

  3. 3.
    to make oneself submissiveclassical

    To present oneself in a state of willingness to obey or comply.

طَائِعadjective
  1. 1.
    obedientboth

    Willing to obey; compliant.

  2. 2.
    voluntaryboth

    Done willingly or by choice.

طَيِّعadjective
  1. 1.
    amenableboth

    Easily persuaded or controlled; willing to agree or accept.

  2. 2.
    tractableboth

    Easily managed or controlled.

طَوَّاعnoun
  1. 1.
    volunteermodern

    A person who voluntarily offers to do something, especially military service.

طَوَّاعِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    voluntarymodern

    Done by free choice or without compulsion.

طَوَّاعِيَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    volunteeringmodern

    The act or practice of serving as a volunteer.

  2. 2.
    voluntarinessmodern

    The state of being voluntary.

Parallel reading

الطيع: لغة في الطوع معاقبة.
Al-ṭayʻ: A dialectal variant of al-ṭawʻ, used in succession.