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طعام

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns food, eating, and sustenance. It encompasses the act of eating, the food itself, and related concepts like provisions and meals. The root also extends to metaphorical uses related to consumption or what is consumed.

Derived headwords

طَعَامnoun
  1. 1.
    foodboth

    Anything that is eaten or drunk for nourishment.

  2. 2.
    mealboth

    An occasion when food is eaten, or the food eaten on such an occasion.

  3. 3.
    provisionsclassical

    Supplies of food, especially for a journey or a period of time.

طَعِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatclassical

    To take food into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.

  2. 2.
    to tasteboth

    To perceive the flavor of something by putting it in the mouth.

أَطْعَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to feedboth

    To give food to someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to provide foodboth

    To supply with food, often in a more general or organized sense.

مَطْعَمnoun
  1. 1.
    restaurantmodern

    An establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers.

  2. 2.
    place of eatingclassical

    A location where food is consumed.

طُعْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foodclassical

    That which is eaten; sustenance.

  2. 2.
    tasteclassical

    The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth.

مُطْعِمnoun
  1. 1.
    feederboth

    One who feeds others.

  2. 2.
    provider of foodclassical

    Someone who supplies food.

طَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    tasteboth

    The sensation of flavor.

  2. 2.
    flavorboth

    The characteristic taste of a particular food or drink.

  3. 3.
    baitboth

    Food or other substance used to entice animals to catch them.

طَعِمadjective
  1. 1.
    tastyboth

    Having a pleasant flavor.

  2. 2.
    flavorfulboth

    Full of flavor.

طَعَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foodclassical

    Sustenance; that which is eaten.

Parallel reading

طعام جلنفاة: قفار لا أدم فيه.
Food of the barren land: deserts with no sustenance in them.