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الطع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the action of licking or lapping, often with a specific sound produced by the tongue. It also extends to describe a low-lying or depressed area of land.

Derived headwords

الطَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to lickboth

    To lick something, often with the tongue.

الطَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    lickingclassical

    The act of licking.

الطَعْطَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To produce a specific sound with the tongue against the roof of the mouth, often indicating pleasure from taste.

الطَعْطَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    sound of lappingclassical

    The sound made by lapping or licking, specifically the sound produced by the tongue against the palate.

المُطْعِمother
  1. 1.
    one who lapsclassical

    One who licks or laps, particularly in the context of making a specific sound.

المُنْطَعother
  1. 1.
    one who lapsclassical

    One who licks or laps, particularly in the context of making a specific sound.

المُطْمَئِنّadjective
  1. 1.
    low-lyingclassical

    Describing a low-lying or depressed area of land.

المَطْمَئِنّnoun
  1. 1.
    low groundclassical

    A low-lying or depressed area of land.

Parallel reading

الطع: اللحس.
Al-Ta'a: Licking.
والطعطع، كفدفد: المطمئن من الأرض.
And al-Ta'ta'a, like fadfad: the low-lying part of the land.
والطعطعة: حكاية صوت اللاطع والناطع،
And al-Ta'ta'ah: the imitation of the sound of the lapper and the one who laps,
وهو أن يلصق لسانه بالغار الأعلى،
which is when one sticks his tongue to the upper palate,
ثم ينطع من طيب شيء أكله،
then makes a sound from the goodness of something he ate,
فيسمعك من بين الغار واللسان صوتا.
so he makes a sound audible to you from between the palate and the tongue.