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طلم

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

The root طلم primarily relates to the concept of a flat, broad object used for baking or pressing, and by extension, to wiping or striking with an open hand. It also encompasses terms for a type of bread, a dental ailment, and a specific plant.

Derived headwords

الطُّلْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    loaf of breadboth

    A loaf of bread, specifically one baked on a hot surface or in hot ashes. It is also referred to as 'al-milla' by people, though 'milla' technically refers to the pit itself.

  2. 2.
    stone slabclassical

    A flat stone slab, like a large tile, upon which bread is baked.

المَلَّةnoun
  1. 1.
    hot pit/ashesclassical

    A pit or depression containing hot ashes or embers, used for baking.

المَلِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    breadclassical

    A type of bread, similar to 'al-tullmah' and 'al-milla', baked in a hot pit.

طَلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to strike with open palmclassical

    To strike something with the palm of the hand spread open.

  2. 2.
    to wipeclassical

    To wipe sweat from the brow.

  3. 3.
    to bake breadclassical

    To bake bread on a hot surface or in hot ashes.

التَّطْلِيمnoun
  1. 1.
    striking breadclassical

    The act of striking a loaf of bread, likely referring to shaping or pressing it.

طَلَمَهاverb
  1. 1.
    to bake on a slabclassical

    To bake bread on a flat stone slab.

يَطْلُمُهَاverb
  1. 1.
    wiping themclassical

    Wiping sweat from them (referring to women wiping sweat from horses or riders).

مُتَطَلِّمَاتadjective
  1. 1.
    sweatingclassical

    Sweating profusely, often used to describe horses or people in exertion.

الطُّلَمnoun
  1. 1.
    collection of loavesclassical

    A collection or group of loaves of bread ('al-tullmah').

  2. 2.
    dental plaqueclassical

    The dirt or grime on teeth resulting from neglecting to use a tooth stick (siwak).

الطَّلَامnoun
  1. 1.
    henbane seedsclassical

    The seeds of the henbane plant (Shāhidanj).

Parallel reading

الطُّلْمَة، بالضم: الخبزة وهي التي تسميها الناس الملة
Al-tullmah, with dammah: the loaf of bread, and it is what people call al-milla.
وإنما الملة اسم الحفرة نفسها، فأما التي يمل فيها فهي الطلمة والخبزة والمليل
And al-milla is the name of the pit itself, but what is baked in it is al-tullmah, al-khubzah, and al-maleel.
أنه رأى رجلا يعالج طلمة لأصحابه في سفر وقد عرق من حر النار فتأذى فقال: لا تمسه النار أبدا
That he saw a man tending to a loaf of bread for his companions on a journey, sweating from the heat of the fire, and he was distressed, so he said: 'The fire will never touch it.'
والتطليم: ضربك الخبزة
And al-tatleem: striking the loaf of bread.
وقال ابن الأثير: الطلمة هي الخبزة تجعل في الملة، وهي الرماد الحار
And Ibn al-Athir said: Al-tullmah is the loaf of bread placed in al-milla, which is the hot ash.
وأصل الطلم: الضرب ببسط الكف
And the origin of al-tullm: striking with the palm of the hand spread open.
وقيل: الطلمة صفيحة من حجارة كالطابق يخبز عليها، وقد طلمها يطلمها وطلمها
And it was said: Al-tullmah is a stone slab like a large tile upon which one bakes, and he baked it (using this method).
وطلم العرق عن جبينه: مسحه
And 'he wiped the sweat from his brow': he wiped it.
تظل جيادنا متمطرات، ... يطلمهن بالخمر النساء
Our fine steeds remain sweating, ... women wiping them with veils.
وهو بمعناه، ومثل العرب: إن دون الطلمة خرط قتاد هوبر
And it is in its meaning, and the Arabs say: Indeed, beyond al-tullmah is the scraping of Qatad of Hubar.
والطلم: جمع الطلمة
And al-tullm: a collection of al-tullmah.
والطلام: التنوم وهو حب الشاهدانج
And al-tullam: henbane, which is the seed of Shāhidanj.
والطلم: وسخ الأسنان من ترك السواك
And al-tullm: the dirtiness of teeth from abandoning the use of the siwak.