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طعثن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something unpleasant, foul, or of bad character, particularly in relation to women. It can also refer to the act of consuming or devouring something voraciously.

Derived headwords

الطَّعْثَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Woman of bad characterclassical

    A woman who is ill-mannered, ill-tempered, or of poor moral standing.

تَطْعَثِنُverb
  1. 1.
    To devourclassical

    To consume food or other substances voraciously and greedily, as if devouring.

Parallel reading

الطَّعْثَنَة المرأة السيئة الخلق
Al-ta'thana is a woman of bad character.
يا رب، من كتمني الصعادا، ... فهب له حليلة مغدادا، طعثنة تبلع الأجلادا.
O Lord, whoever conceals from me the good deeds, ... then grant him a wife like Maghdad, a devouring one who swallows the dung.
أي تلتهم الأيور بهنها.
Meaning, she devours the dung with her vulva.