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الطيش

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of recklessness, flightiness, and a lack of direction or control. It extends to the idea of losing one's senses or deviating from a target, and can also refer to a type of bird.

Derived headwords

الطَّيْشnoun
  1. 1.
    Recklessnessboth

    Acting without consideration for consequences, being rash or impetuous.

  2. 2.
    Flightinessboth

    A lack of seriousness or stability, being easily distracted or changing one's mind frequently.

  3. 3.
    Loss of mindclassical

    A state of mental confusion or irrationality, often due to extreme emotion or shock.

  4. 4.
    Deviation of an arrowclassical

    The act of an arrow missing its intended target.

طَاشَverb
  1. 1.
    To be recklessboth

    To act in a rash or impetuous manner.

  2. 2.
    To be flightyboth

    To lack seriousness or stability, to be easily distracted.

  3. 3.
    To lose one's mindclassical

    To become mentally confused or irrational.

  4. 4.
    To miss the targetclassical

    Said of an arrow that deviates from its intended mark.

طَائِشadjective
  1. 1.
    Recklessboth

    Characterized by rashness and impetuosity.

  2. 2.
    Flightyboth

    Lacking seriousness or stability; easily distracted.

  3. 3.
    Irrationalclassical

    Not guided by reason or logic.

طَيَّاشadjective
  1. 1.
    Very recklessboth

    Intensely characterized by rashness and impetuosity.

  2. 2.
    Extremely flightyboth

    Markedly lacking in seriousness or stability.

أَطَاشَverb
  1. 1.
    To make deviateclassical

    To cause something, like an arrow, to veer off course or miss its target.

  2. 2.
    To inclineclassical

    To cause something to lean or turn away from a straight path.

الأَطْيَشnoun
  1. 1.
    A birdclassical

    A type of bird, often associated with flight or erratic movement.

الطَّيَّاشnoun
  1. 1.
    One who lacks directionclassical

    A person who does not pursue a single course or purpose, often changing their mind or actions.

Parallel reading

الطَّيْش: النَّزَق، والخِفَّة
Recklessness: impetuousness, and flightiness.
طَاشَ يَطِيشُ، فَهُوَ طَائِشٌ وَطَيَّاشٌ
He acted recklessly, so he is reckless and very reckless.
وَذَهَابُ العَقْلِ
And loss of mind.
وَجَوَازُ السَّهْمِ الهَدَفَ
And the arrow's passing by the target.
وَأَطَاشَهُ: أَمَالَهُ عَنِ الهَدَفِ
And he made it deviate: he inclined it away from the target.
وَالأَطْيَشُ: طَائِرٌ
And Al-Ataysh: a bird.
وَالطَّيَّاشُ: مَنْ لَا يَقْصِدُ وَجْهًا وَاحِدًا
And Al-Tayash: one who does not aim for a single direction.