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طاع

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of obedience, compliance, and submission. It extends to the idea of being amenable to something, or yielding to a command or influence. It can also relate to the ability or capacity to perform an action.

Derived headwords

طَاعَverb
  1. 1.
    to obeyboth

    To comply with the commands or instructions of another; to be obedient.

  2. 2.
    to yieldboth

    To submit to the will or authority of another; to be amenable to influence.

يُطِيعُverb
  1. 1.
    he obeysboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to obey'.

يَطْوَعُverb
  1. 1.
    he is amenableclassical

    A variant form, often implying being easily persuaded or compliant.

طَوَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to make obedientclassical

    To cause someone to become obedient or compliant.

  2. 2.
    to subdueclassical

    To bring under control or subjection.

تَطَوَّعَverb
  1. 1.
    to volunteermodern

    To offer oneself for a service or task willingly.

  2. 2.
    to act voluntarilyboth

    To do something of one's own free will, without compulsion.

تَطَوُّعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    volunteeringmodern

    The act of offering one's services freely.

  2. 2.
    voluntary actionboth

    An action performed by choice, not under duress.

مُتَطَوِّعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    volunteermodern

    A person who offers to do something willingly.

طَائِعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    obedientboth

    Willing to obey; compliant.

طَائِعَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    obedient (fem.)both

    Feminine form of 'obedient'.

طَاعَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    obedienceboth

    The act of obeying; compliance with orders or requests.

مُطِيعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    obedientboth

    One who obeys; compliant.

مُطَوِّعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    submissiveclassical

    One who is made to be obedient or compliant.

طَوَّاعٌadjective
  1. 1.
    very obedientclassical

    Intensely or habitually obedient.

Parallel reading

طاع يطيع: لغة في يطوع.
Ta'a yuṭī'u: a dialectal variant of yaṭawwa'u.