طهل

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of water becoming stagnant, corrupted, or turbid. It also extends to meanings of scarcity, weakness, and a small amount of vegetation, as well as a weak or foolish person.

Derived headwords

طَهَلَverb

1.
to become stagnantboth
Water becomes stagnant, corrupted, and its smell changes.
2.
to become corruptclassical
To become corrupt and change in smell, referring to water.

طَهْلٌadjective

1.
stagnantboth
Describing water that has become stagnant and corrupted.
2.
corruptedclassical
Water that has changed in smell and become corrupt.

طَاهِلٌadjective

1.
stagnantboth
Describing water that is stagnant and corrupted.

طَهِلَverb

1.
to become corruptclassical
To become corrupt and change in smell, specifically referring to water.

طَهْلَةٌnoun

1.
small amount of vegetationboth
A small, sparse amount of vegetation, especially in the early stages of growth.
2.
scarcityclassical
A small or weak quantity of something, like vegetation.
3.
remainderclassical
A remaining portion or remnant of something, such as wealth.

أَطْهَلَتْverb

1.
to produce sparse vegetationclassical
The land began to produce a small, weak amount of vegetation.

طَهْلِئَةٌnoun

1.
turbid waterboth
Turbid, murky water in a basin or pool.
2.
mudclassical
Mud or sediment in a basin, especially that which erodes from the basin's lining.
3.
patch of cloudclassical
A patch of cloud in the sky, likened to turbid water.

طُهَيْلٌnoun

1.
tender green plantclassical
A tender, soft green plant that is eaten.

طَهْلِيَّةٌnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
A foolish, incompetent person who is of no good.

تَهَطَّلَأَتْverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall or descend.

تَطَهَّلَأَتْverb

1.
to fallclassical
To fall or descend.

Parallel reading

طَهَلَ الماءُ طَهْلاً، فهو طَهْلٌ وطاهِلٌ

The water became stagnant, it is stagnant and طاهل.

وطَهِلَ، بالكسر: فسد وتغيرت رائحته.

And it became corrupt (with kasra): it spoiled and its smell changed.

وفي الأرض طَهْلَةٌ من كلإٍ أي شيءٌ يسيرٌ منه وليس بالكثير، وذلك في أول نباتِها، وقد أُطْهِلَتِ الأرضُ.

And in the land is a طهلة of vegetation, meaning a small amount of it, not much, and that is in the beginning of its growth, and the land has produced sparse vegetation.

والطَّهْلَةُ: القليلُ الضعيفُ من الكلإِ؛ حكاه أبو حنيفة.

And the طهلة is the small, weak amount of vegetation; Abu Hanifa narrated this.

والطَّهْلِئَةُ: الماءُ الرَّنْقُ الكَدِرُ في الحوض؛

And the طهلئة is the turbid, murky water in the basin;

وقال الليث: الطَّهْلِئَةُ الطينُ في الحوض وهو ما انحتَّ فيه من الحوض بعد ما لِيطَ، تقول: أخرج هذه الطَّهْلِئَةَ من حوضِكَ.

And Al-Layth said: The طهلئة is the mud in the basin, which is what erodes into it from the basin after it was plastered, you say: Remove this mud from your basin.

وطُهَيْلُ الرجلِ إذا أكلَ الطَّهْلَةَ، وهي بُقَيْلَةٌ ناعمةٌ.

And a man's طهيل is when he eats the طهلة, which is a soft little plant.

والطَّهْلِئَةُ: القطعةُ من الغيمِ على وجهِ السماءِ مأخوذةٌ من طَهَلَ الماءُ إذا تغيرَ وعلاهُ الطُّحْلُبُ.

And the طهلئة is a patch of cloud on the face of the sky, derived from طهل water when it changes and algae covers it.

وما في السماءِ طَهْلِئَةٌ أي سحابةٌ؛

And there is no طهلئة in the sky, meaning a cloud;

وفي الصحاح: أي شيءٌ من غيمٍ، وهو فَعْلِئَةٌ، وهمزتُهُ زائدةٌ كهمزةِ الكَرْفِئَةِ والغَرْقَئِ.

And in Al-Sihah: Any amount of cloud, and it is on the pattern of فعلئة, and its hamza is extra like the hamza of كرفئة and غرقئ.

والطَّهْلِيَّةُ من الناسِ: الأحمقُ الذي لا خيرَ فيهِ، كلاهما غيرُ مهموزٍ، وهو المَدْفَعُ، قال: ويقالُ للراشِنِ.

And the طهلية from people: the fool who has no good in him, both are un-hemzahed, and it is the دفع, he said: and it is said for the rashin.

ابنُ الأعرابيِّ: يُقالُ بقيتْ من أموالِهم طَهْلَةٌ أي بقيةٌ،

Ibn Al-A'rabi said: It is said a طهلة remained of their wealth, meaning a remainder,

وقال: هاهنا طَهْلَةُ الماءِ ونَضَاضَتُهُ وبَرَاضَتُهُ بقيةٌ منهُ.

And he said: Here is the طهلة of the water, and its نضاضة and its براضة, a remainder of it.

والتَّهَطَّلَأَتْ وتَطَهَّلَأَتْ أي وقعتْ.

And تهطلأت and تطهلأت mean fell.