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طسي

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of discomfort or heaviness, often resulting from overeating rich food or drinking too much milk. It can also refer to the physical sensation of fullness and sluggishness that follows.

Derived headwords

طَسِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to feel heavyboth

    To experience a feeling of heaviness and discomfort, typically after consuming rich food or excessive amounts of milk.

  2. 2.
    to be sluggishboth

    To become slow and lethargic due to overindulgence, particularly in food or drink.

طَسْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    heavinessclassical

    The state or feeling of being heavy and uncomfortable, often caused by overeating.

  2. 2.
    sluggishnessclassical

    A condition of being slow and lethargic, resulting from overconsumption.

طَسِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to drink milk until curdledclassical

    To drink milk to such an extent that it begins to curdle or thicken in the stomach.

طَسْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    drinking until curdledclassical

    The act of drinking milk to the point where it curdles.

Parallel reading

طست نفسه طسيا وطسيت: تغيرت من أكل الدسم وعرض له ثقل من ذلك ورأيته متكرها لذلك
He felt heavy, experiencing a change from eating rich food, and heaviness befell him from that, and I saw him disliking it.
وهو أيضا بالهمز
And it is also with hamza (i.e., the root همز).
وطسا طسيا: شرب اللبن حتى يخثره
And he drank milk until it curdled.