طنن

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

The root طنن primarily relates to the concept of cutting with a sharp sound, often associated with swiftness. It extends to the sound of buzzing or ringing, and metaphorically to suspicion, abundance, or even death.

Derived headwords

أَطَنَّverb

1.
to cut swiftlyboth
To cut something swiftly, often with a sword, implying a quick and decisive action.
2.
to make a ringing soundboth
To cause something to make a ringing or buzzing sound, like an ear or an object.
3.
to suspectclassical
To suspect someone or something, implying a feeling of doubt or accusation.

ضربته بالسيف فأطننت به ذراعه — I struck him with the sword and cut off his arm.

أطن قحفه — He struck his skull, causing it to ring.

أطن ذراعه بالسيف فطنت — He struck his arm with the sword and cut it swiftly.

طَنَّverb

1.
to ringboth
To make a ringing or buzzing sound, as heard in the ears, from insects, or from solid objects striking each other.
2.
to cutclassical
To cut, implying a swift severing action.

طنت الأذن — The ear rang.

طنت البطّة — The duck made a sound.

طَنِينnoun

1.
ringing soundboth
The sound of ringing or buzzing, such as in the ear, from flies, or from solid objects.
2.
swift cuttingclassical
The act of cutting swiftly, often with a sharp implement.

طنين الأذن — The ringing of the ear.

طنين الذباب — The buzzing of flies.

إِطْنَانnoun

1.
swift cuttingclassical
The act of cutting swiftly and quickly.

الإطنان: سرعة القطع — Swiftness of cutting.

طَنَّتْverb

1.
it cutclassical
Past tense verb indicating that something was cut swiftly.

وقد طنت — And it (the arm) was cut.

أَطَرَّهَاverb

1.
to cut itclassical
To cut it, used in reference to a limb being severed.

وأطرها — And he cut it (the leg).

أَتَنَّهَاverb

1.
to cut itclassical
To cut it, synonymous with 'aṭarra-hā' and 'aṭanna-hā' in the context of severing a limb.

وأتنها — And he cut it (the leg).

أَتَرَهَاverb

1.
to cut itclassical
To cut it, used interchangeably with other verbs meaning to sever a limb.

وأترها — And he cut it (the leg).

فَطِنْتَverb

1.
you cut swiftlyclassical
Past tense verb indicating swift cutting, used in the second person singular.

فطنت: ضربها به فأسرع قطعها — You struck it with it and swiftly cut it.

طَنطَنَةnoun

1.
sound of musical instrumentboth
The sound produced by a lute or other stringed instrument, also used for the buzzing of flies.
2.
excessive talkclassical
Abundant or loud speech; also, hidden speech.

الطنطنة: صوت الطنبور — The sound of the lute.

وطنطنة ودندن دندنة بمعنى واحد — And ṭanṭana and dabdaba mean the same thing.

طَنطَنَverb

1.
to make a buzzing soundboth
To make a buzzing or humming sound, like that of flies or musical instruments.
2.
to talk excessivelyclassical
To speak volubly or loudly, or to speak in a hidden manner.

وطنطنت البطة — And the duck made a sound.

وطن الذباب إذا مرج فسمعت لطيرانه صوتا — And the fly buzzed when it flew, and you heard a sound from its flight.

طَنطَانnoun

1.
loud talkclassical
A person characterized by loud talk or clamor.

ورجل ذو طنطان أي ذو صخب — And a man of ṭanṭān, meaning of clamor.

طَنnoun

1.
statureboth
The height or stature of a person or animal.
2.
bundleclassical
A bundle, especially of firewood or reeds.
3.
bales of cottonclassical
A large bale of carded cotton.
4.
crossbarclassical
A crossbar, like a yoke or a beam.

والطن: القامة — And ṭann is stature.

والطن، بالضم: الحزمة من الحطب والقصب — And ṭunn (with damma) is a bundle of firewood and reeds.

والطن: العدل من القطن المحلوج — And ṭann is a bale of carded cotton.

أَطْنَانnoun

1.
statureclassical
The stature or build of a person or animal.

يقال لبدن الإنسان وغيره من سائر الحيوان طن وأطنان وطنان — It is said of the body of a human and other animals: ṭann, aṭnān, and ṭinān.

طِنَانnoun

1.
statureclassical
The stature or build of a person or animal.

يقال لبدن الإنسان وغيره من سائر الحيوان طن وأطنان وطنان — It is said of the body of a human and other animals: ṭann, aṭnān, and ṭinān.

طَنَّةnoun

1.
reed stalkclassical
A single stalk of reed from a bundle.

والقصبة الواحدة من الحزمة طنة — And a single reed from the bundle is a ṭannah.

طَنِيّadjective

1.
large-bodiedclassical
A man of large body or stature.

والطني من الرجال: العظيم الجسم — And a ṭanniyy among men is one of great body.

تَطَنَّverb

1.
to be suspectedclassical
To be suspected or accused, derived from the root meaning of suspicion.

فمن تطن أي من تتهم — So whoever is suspected, meaning whoever is accused.

Parallel reading

ضربته بالسيف فأطننت به ذراعه

I struck him with the sword and cut off his arm.

وقد طنت، تحكي بذلك صوتها حين سقطت.

And it was cut, making that sound when it fell.

ويقال: ضرب رجله فأطن ساقه وأطرها وأتنها وأترها بمعنى واحد أي قطعها.

And it is said: he struck his leg and it (the leg) was cut, and aṭarra-hā, a-tanna-hā, and a-tarra-hā all mean the same, i.e., he cut it.

وفي حديث علي: ضربه فأطن قحفه أي جعله يطن من صوت القطع

And in the narration of Ali: he struck him and it (the skull) rang from the sound of the cut.

وأصله من الطنين، وهو صوت الشيء الصلب.

And its origin is from al-ṭanīn, which is the sound of a solid object.

فوالله ما أشبهها حين طاحت إلا النواة تطيح من مرضخة النوى

By God, when it fell, it resembled nothing but a date pit falling from a date-crusher.

أطننتها أي قطعتها استعارة من الطنين صوت القطع

I cut it, meaning I severed it, metaphorically from al-ṭanīn, the sound of cutting.

والطنين: صوت الأذن والطس والذباب والجبل ونحو ذلك

And al-ṭanīn: the sound of the ear, and flies, and mountains, and the like.

قال: ويل لبرني الجراب مني؛ ... إذا التقت نواتها وسني تقول سني للنواة: طني.

He said: Woe to Barnī al-Jarrāb from me; ... when its kernel and my tooth meet, my tooth says to the kernel: 'I will cut you.'

والبطة تطن إذا صوتت.

And the duck makes a sound when it vocalizes.

وأطننت الطست فطنت.

And I made the basin ring, and you made it ring swiftly.

والطنطنة: صوت الطنبور وضرب العود ذي الأوتار

And al-ṭanṭanah: the sound of the lute and the striking of the stringed instrument.

وطنين الذباب: صوته.

And the buzzing of flies: their sound.

ويقال: طنطن طنطنة ودندن دندنة بمعنى واحد.

And it is said: ṭanṭana and dabdaba mean the same thing.

ورجل ذو طنطان أي ذو صخب

And a man of ṭanṭān, meaning of clamor.

والطنطنة: كثرة الكلام والتصويت به.

And al-ṭanṭanah: abundance of speech and vocalization.

والطنطنة: الكلام الخفي.

And al-ṭanṭanah: hidden speech.

وطن الرجل: مات، وكذلك لعق إصبعه.

And ṭanna al-rajul: the man died, and likewise laʿaqa iṣbaʿahu (licked his finger).

والطن: القامة.

And al-ṭann: stature.

ومننه قولهم فلان لا يقوم بطن نفسه فكيف بغيره؟

And from it is their saying: So-and-so cannot stand by himself, how then by others?

والطن، بالضم: الحزمة من الحطب والقصب

And al-ṭunn (with damma): a bundle of firewood and reeds.

والقصبة الواحدة من الحزمة طنة.

And a single reed from the bundle is a ṭannah.

والطن: العدل من القطن المحلوج؛ عن الهجري؛ وأنشد:

And al-ṭann: a bale of carded cotton; from al-Hajari; and he recited:

لم يدر نوام الضحى ما أسرين، ... ولا هدان نام بين الطنين

The sleepers of the forenoon did not know what we concealed, ... nor did the resting ones sleep between the bales.

الطن العلاوة بين العدلين؛ وأنشد:

Al-ṭann: the crossbar between the two bales; and he recited:

برح بالصيني طول المن، ... وسير كل راكب أدن معترض مثل اعتراض الطن

The Chinese suffered from the length of the journey, ... and the pace of every rider was slow, crossing like the crossing of the crossbar.

والطني من الرجال: العظيم الجسم.

And al-ṭanniyy among men: one of great body.

والطن والطن: ضرب من التمر أحمر شديد الحلاوة كثير الصقر

And al-ṭann and al-ṭunn: a type of date, red, intensely sweet, with much pith.

لم يكن علي يطن في قتل عثمان أي يتهم

Ali did not suspect (or was not suspected) in the killing of Uthman, meaning he was not accused.

فمن تطن أي من تتهم، وأصله تظتن من الظنة التهمة

So whoever is suspected, meaning whoever is accused, and its origin is taẓtanun from al-ẓannah, suspicion.