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طلخن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of smearing or soiling oneself with something unpleasant or disliked. It describes a state of being defiled or stained by undesirable substances.

Derived headwords

الطَّلْخَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smearing, soilingclassical

    The act of smearing or soiling oneself with something that is disliked or offensive.

طَلَخِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to smear oneselfclassical

    To smear or soil oneself with something unpleasant.

طَلْخَنَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to smear himclassical

    To smear someone else with something unpleasant.

Parallel reading

التَّلَطُّخُ بِمَا يَكْرَهُ
The smearing oneself with what one dislikes.
طَلْخَنَهُ وَطَلْحَنَهُ
He smeared him and he smeared him.