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الطعسفة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a rare or obscure linguistic usage. It also relates to the act of moving through the land in a rough or stumbling manner.

Derived headwords

الطَّعْسَفَةnoun
  1. 1.
    obscure languageclassical

    A linguistic usage that is not commonly known or understood, considered undesirable.

طَعْسَفَverb
  1. 1.
    to move roughlyclassical

    To move through the land in a stumbling or rough manner, as if not knowing the way.

يَطْعَسِفُverb
  1. 1.
    moves roughlyclassical

    He moves through the land in a stumbling or rough manner.

Parallel reading

الطَّعْسَفَة: لغة مرغوب عنها.
Al-Ta'asafa: an undesirable language.
ومر يطعسف في الأرض: إذا مر يخبطها.
And he passed, stumbling through the land: if he passed, he was striking it.