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تتا

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the uppermost part of something, specifically the crown or top of a palm shoot. It is used metaphorically to describe the prominent features of an animal's nose.

Derived headwords

تَتَوَاnoun
  1. 1.
    crown of a palm shootclassical

    The uppermost part or crown of a young palm tree shoot (فسيلة).

ذُؤَابَةnoun
  1. 1.
    mane; crest; topboth

    The highest part or crest of something, often used for the mane of a horse or the top of a mountain. In this context, it refers to the crown of a palm shoot.

فَسِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    young palm shootboth

    A young palm tree, a sucker or offshoot that can be transplanted.

زِنَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nostril; tip of noseclassical

    The nostril or the tip of the nose, particularly the fleshy part.

Parallel reading

تتوا الفسيلة: ذؤابتاها
The crown of the palm shoot: its uppermost parts.
وكأن زنمتيها تتوا فسيلة
And as if its two nostrils were the crown of a palm shoot.