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طنخ

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the state of being overfull, bloated, or excessively satisfied, often due to rich food. It also extends to meanings of foolishness and a portion of the night.

Derived headwords

طَنَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be bloatedboth

    To be filled to excess, particularly with rich food, leading to a feeling of fullness or bloating.

  2. 2.
    to be fatboth

    To become corpulent or overweight, often as a consequence of overeating.

اِتَّخَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overfullboth

    To be excessively full, especially after consuming a large or rich meal, leading to discomfort.

  2. 2.
    to be indigestibleclassical

    To feel heavy or difficult to digest due to overeating.

غُلِبَ على قلبه الدسمverb_phrase
  1. 1.
    heart overcome by fatclassical

    A state where the heart feels heavy or overwhelmed due to the presence of excessive fat, often from rich food.

سَمِنَverb
  1. 1.
    to be fatboth

    To gain weight and become corpulent.

وَطَنَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make overfullboth

    To cause someone to become overfull or bloated, typically by feeding them excessively.

أَطْنَخَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make overfullboth

    To cause someone to become overfull or bloated, typically by feeding them excessively.

الطَّنْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state or quality of being foolish or unintelligent.

طُنُخٌ من الليلnoun
  1. 1.
    portion of the nightclassical

    A segment or part of the night.

Parallel reading

طَنَخَ، كَفَرِحَ: بَشِمَ، وَاتَّخَمَ، وَغُلِبَ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ الدَّسَمُ، وَسَمِنَ.
He was overfull, like 'faraha': he was sated, overfull, his heart was overcome by fat, and he became fat.
وَطَنَخَهُ وَأَطْنَخَهُ: أَتْخَمَهُ.
And 'watankhahu' and 'atnakhahu' mean: he made him overfull.
وَالطَّنْخَةُ، مُحَرَّكَةً: الأَحْمَقُ.
And 'al-tunkhah', when moved (vowelized), means: the foolish one.
وَمَرَّ طُنُخٌ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، بِالكَسْرِ: طَائِفَةٌ.
And 'tunukhun' of the night, with kasr, means: a portion.