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التسس

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of foundations, origins, or bases, particularly those that are base or ignoble. It refers to the underlying structure or source of something, often with a negative connotation.

Derived headwords

التَسْسُnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoble originsclassical

    Refers to base or low-born origins, the ignoble foundations or roots from which something or someone stems.

  2. 2.
    base foundationsclassical

    The underlying, often ignoble, foundations or principles of something.

تَسَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    to establish ignoblyclassical

    To lay down or establish something upon ignoble foundations or origins.

Parallel reading

التَسْسُ: الأُصُولُ الرَّدِيَّةُ.
The foundations: the ignoble origins.