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الطرحوم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe something that is long or extended, and also stagnant or putrid water. The primary meaning relates to physical length or height.

Derived headwords

الطَّرْحُومadjective
  1. 1.
    Tall, longboth

    Describing something or someone as being of great height or length.

  2. 2.
    Stagnant waterclassical

    Referring to water that has become still, often implying it is foul or putrid.

Parallel reading

الطرحوم، بالضم والحاء المهملة: الطويل، والماء الآجن.
Al-Tarḥūm, with dammah and an unpointed ḥāʾ: tall, and stagnant water.