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طنم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be very rare and is primarily associated with a specific sound. It is mainly documented as the sound of a musical instrument.

Derived headwords

الطُّنْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of oudclassical

    The sound produced by a musical instrument, specifically the oud, when it is played in a pleasing manner.

Parallel reading

أهمله الليث.
Al-Layth omitted it.
ابن الأعرابي: الطنمة صوت العود المطرب.
Ibn al-A'rabi: Al-tunmah is the sound of the pleasing oud.