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طثء

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the act of playing or engaging in lighthearted activity, often with a connotation of childishness or frivolity. It can also extend to the idea of expelling or emptying something from within.

Derived headwords

طَثَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to playboth

    To engage in playful activity, often in a lighthearted or childish manner.

  2. 2.
    to expel contentsclassical

    To throw out or empty what is inside, like expelling stomach contents.

طَثْءnoun
  1. 1.
    playclassical

    The act of playing or engaging in frivolous activity.

Parallel reading

طَثَأَ، كَجَمَعَ: لَعِبَ بِالقِلَّةِ
He played with little things.
وَأَلْقَى مَا فِي جَوْفِهِ
And he expelled what was in his belly.