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التتءن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of deception, trickery, and cunning. It also extends to the idea of moving back and forth or coming from different directions, implying a lack of straightforwardness.

Derived headwords

التَّتَؤُّنnoun
  1. 1.
    Deceptionboth

    The act of deceiving or misleading someone.

  2. 2.
    Trickeryboth

    The use of cunning or deceit to achieve a goal.

  3. 3.
    Cunningboth

    Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

تَتَأُّنverb
  1. 1.
    to be cunningclassical

    To act with cunning or deceit.

  2. 2.
    to deceiveclassical

    To make someone believe something that is not true.

تَأَوَّنَverb
  1. 1.
    to come and goclassical

    To move from one place to another repeatedly, or to come from different directions.

  2. 2.
    to be deceitfulclassical

    To act in a way that is not straightforward or honest.

Parallel reading

الاحتيال، والخديعة
Deception, and trickery
كالتتاؤن
Like deception
وقد تتأن
And he may be cunning
وتتاون
And he comes and goes
جاء من هنا مرة ومن هنا مرة
He came from here once and from here once