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طعا

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root طعا (ṭaʿā) primarily relates to concepts of submission, obedience, and yielding. It can also denote a state of being distant or remote.

Derived headwords

طَعَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be distantclassical

    To be far away or remote from something.

  2. 2.
    to be submissiveclassical

    To be humble, yielding, or subservient.

طَاعٍadjective
  1. 1.
    submissiveboth

    One who is obedient, humble, or yielding.

الإطْعَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    obedienceclassical

    The act or state of being obedient; submission.

Parallel reading

طعا إذا تباعد
Ṭaʿā means to be distant.
طعا إذا ذل
Ṭaʿā means to be submissive or humbled.
الطاعي بمعنى الطائع إذا ذل
The submissive one (al-ṭāʿī) means the obedient one (al-ṭāʾiʿ) when humbled.
الإطعاء: الطاعة
Al-iṭʿāʾ means obedience.