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تلن

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to need, necessity, and staying or remaining in a place. It encompasses concepts of holding back, being detained, and the duration of one's presence.

Derived headwords

التلونةnoun
  1. 1.
    needboth

    A requirement or necessity.

  2. 2.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

التلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    needboth

    A requirement or necessity.

  2. 2.
    detentionclassical

    Being held back or detained, implying a lack of freedom to move or proceed.

تلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    needboth

    A requirement or necessity.

  2. 2.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

تلونتهاnoun
  1. 1.
    its needclassical

    The need or necessity associated with something.

تلاناتnoun
  1. 1.
    needsboth

    Plural of need; requirements or necessities.

التلانةnoun
  1. 1.
    needboth

    A requirement or necessity.

تلونnoun
  1. 1.
    needboth

    A requirement or necessity.

تلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

تلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

تلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

تلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

تلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

تلنةnoun
  1. 1.
    stayclassical

    The act of remaining or residing in a place for a period.

تلاناnoun
  1. 1.
    nowclassical

    Used to indicate the present time, similar to 'al-aan'.

تلانnoun
  1. 1.
    nowclassical

    Used to indicate the present time, similar to 'al-aan'.

Parallel reading

وما فيه تلنة وتلونة أي حبس ولا ترداد
And in it is detention and staying, meaning being held back and no repetition.
لنا فيه تلونة أي حاجة
We have in it a need, meaning a necessity.
التلانة الحاجة، وهي التلونة والتلون
Al-tilana is the need, and it is al-talawwuna and al-talawwun.
فقلت لها: لا تجزعي أن حاجتي، ... بجزع الغضا، قد كاد يقضى تلونها
So I said to her: Do not despair that my need... by the roots of the thorny trees, its duration has almost passed.
هي التلنة
It is al-tilna.
لنا تلنات نقضيها أي حاجات
We have needs that we fulfill, meaning necessities.
متى لم نقض التلنة أخذتنا اللثنة
When we do not fulfill the need, al-lathna (the hedgehog) seizes us.
فإنكم لستم بدار تلونة، ... ولكنما أنتم بهند الأحامس
For you are not in a land of staying, but rather you are in the land of al-Hamas.
فإنكم لستم بدار تلونة، ... ولكنكم أنتم بدار الأحامس
For you are not in a land of staying, but rather you are in the land of al-Ahamis.
لي فيهم تلنة وتلنة وتلونة، على فعولة، أي مكث ولبث
I have in them a need, a need, and a stay, in the form of fa'ula, meaning lingering and remaining.
ما هذه الدار بدار تلنة وتلنة أي إقامة ولبث
This land is not a land of staying and remaining, meaning residence and lingering.
تلان في معنى الآن
Talana in the meaning of 'now'.
نولي قبل نأي داري، جمانا، ... وصلينا، كما زعمت، تلانا
We approach before the distance of my dwelling, Juman, ... and we connected, as you claimed, now.
اذهب بهذا تلان معك ؛ يريد الآن
Take this talan with you; he means 'now'.