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طءطء

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of lowering, bending, or inclining something, often the head or a horse. It also extends to concepts of speed, rapid expenditure, and a low-lying place or a short, stocky animal.

Derived headwords

طَأْطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to lower one's headboth

    To bend one's head down, to lower it in submission or humility.

  2. 2.
    to urge a horseclassical

    To nudge a horse with one's thighs, to move it forward.

  3. 3.
    to loosen reinsclassical

    To loosen the reins of a horse to encourage it to run or move faster.

  4. 4.
    to spend quicklyclassical

    To hasten the expenditure of one's wealth or resources.

تَطَأْطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to be loweredboth

    To be bent down or lowered, often reflexively or passively.

طَأْطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to urge (horse)classical

    To urge a horse forward by pressing with the thighs.

طَأْطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to loosen reinsclassical

    To loosen the reins of a horse, allowing it to run.

طَأْطَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to spend rapidlyclassical

    To spend money quickly and excessively.

الطَّأْطَأَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    low-lying placeclassical

    A place that slopes downwards, which can conceal someone.

  2. 2.
    short, stocky camelclassical

    A camel that is short and thick-necked.

Parallel reading

طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ
He lowered his head.
طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ: طَامَنَهُ، وَخَفَضَهُ
He lowered his head: he made it humble, and he lowered it.
فَتَطَأْطَأَ
And it was lowered.
طَأْطَأَ فَرَسَهُ: نَحَزَهُ بِفَخِذَيْهِ، وَحَرَّكَهُ لِلْحَضْرِ
He urged his horse: he nudged it with his thighs, and moved it forward.
طَأْطَأَ يَدَهُ بِالْعِنَانِ: أَرْسَلَهَا بِهِ لِلْإِحْضَارِ وَالرَّكْضِ
He loosened his hand on the reins: he let them go to encourage speed and running.
طَأْطَأَ فِي مَالِهِ: أَسْرَعَ إِنْفَاقَهُ، وَبَالَغَ
He hastened in his spending: he sped up his expenditure, and was excessive.
الطَّأْطَأَاءُ، كَسَلْسَالٍ: الْمُنْهَبِطُ يَسْتُرُ مَنْ كَانَ فِيهِ
The low-lying place, like salsal: the downward slope that conceals whoever is in it.
الطَّأْطَأَاءُ: وَالْجَمَلُ الْقَصِيرُ الْأَوْقَصُ
The low-lying place: and the short, stocky camel.