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الطنز

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of mockery, ridicule, and derision. It also extends to a specific type of fish and a derogatory description of people lacking good qualities.

Derived headwords

طَنَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to mockboth

    To make fun of someone or something, to ridicule or deride.

طُنْزٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mockeryboth

    The act of mocking or ridiculing; derision.

  2. 2.
    derisionclassical

    Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

طَنَّازٌadjective
  1. 1.
    mockingboth

    One who mocks or ridicules; a mocker.

مُطَنَّزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    mockedclassical

    The object of mockery or ridicule.

مُطَنِّزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    mockingclassical

    One who mocks; a mocker.

طِنّازٌnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A specific kind of fish.

طُنْزَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    mockeryclassical

    An instance of mockery or ridicule.

مُطَنَّزَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    people of no goodclassical

    A group of people who are considered to have no good qualities; worthless individuals.

Parallel reading

السخرية
Mockery.
طنز به
He mocked him.
فهو طناز
And he is a mocker.
ضرب من السمك
A type of fish.
وطنزة: ة
And a mockery: it is a mockery.
وهم مطنزة
And they are worthless people.
لا خير فيهم
There is no good in them.
هينة أنفسهم عليهم
They hold themselves cheap.