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الثويناء

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to deception, trickery, and cunning, particularly in the context of hunting or setting traps. It also describes a specific type of fine flour used as a base.

Derived headwords

الثُّوَيْنَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    fine flour baseclassical

    A fine flour that is spread out beneath a trap or snare, especially when it is set.

الهُوَينَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    fine flour baseclassical

    Similar to الثوَيْنَاء, referring to a fine flour spread under a trap.

التَّثَاوُنnoun
  1. 1.
    deception, trickeryboth

    The act of employing stratagems, cunning, or deceitful methods.

تَثَاوَنَverb
  1. 1.
    to deceive, to trickboth

    To employ cunning or deception, especially in order to catch prey.

Parallel reading

الثُّوَيْنَاء، كالهُوَينَاء: الدَّقِيقُ يُفْرَشُ تَحْتَ الفِرْزَدَقِ، إِذَا طُلِمَ.
Al-thuwainā', like al-huwainā': the fine flour spread beneath the trap when it is set.
والتَّثَاوُنُ: الاحْتِيَالُ والخِدْعَةُ.
And al-tathāwun: is stratagem and deception.
وَتَثَاوَنَ لِلصَّيْدِ: إِذَا خَادَعَهُ، جَاءَهُ مَرَّةً عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَمَرَّةً عَنْ شِمَالِهِ.
And he practiced deception for the hunt: if he tricked it, coming at it once from his right and once from his left.