طحن

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

The root طحن (ṭaḥana) primarily relates to the act of grinding or crushing, particularly grain into flour. It extends to concepts of fineness, smallness, and also encompasses terms for specific animals, body parts, and large quantities.

Derived headwords

طَحَنَverb

1.
to grindboth
To crush or grind something, especially grain, into a fine powder or flour.
2.
to coilclassical
Used to describe a snake coiling or becoming round.

طَحْنnoun

1.
grindingboth
The act or process of grinding.
2.
flourboth
Fine powder made from ground grain.

طُحْنnoun

1.
short personclassical
A person who is short in stature.
2.
small creatureclassical
A small insect or creature.
3.
lionclassical
A lion, specifically one from 'Afrin.

طَحَّانnoun

1.
millerboth
A person whose profession is milling grain.
2.
professionboth
The trade or profession of milling.

طَحَّانَةnoun

1.
large flock of sheepclassical
A large flock of approximately three hundred sheep.
2.
great hostclassical
A large, formidable military unit or host.
3.
warclassical
A state of conflict or war.
4.
many camelsclassical
A large herd or group of camels.

طَاحُونَةnoun

1.
millstoneboth
The stone used in a mill for grinding grain.
2.
grindstoneboth
A stone used for grinding.

طَوَاحِنnoun

1.
molarsboth
The back teeth used for grinding food.

طَحَّانnoun

1.
person standing in a haystackclassical
A person who stands in the middle of a haystack, likely for work or supervision.

مِطْحَانadjective

1.
coiledclassical
Describing a snake that has coiled itself.

Parallel reading

طحن البر، كمنع، وطحنه: جعله دقيقا

To grind grain, as in 'man'a', and to grind it: to make it fine.

والأفعى: استدارت، فهي مطحان

And the snake: it coiled, so it is 'miṭḥān'.

والطحن، بالكسر: الدقيق

And 'ṭaḥn', with kasra: the fine powder (flour).

أسمع جعجعة ولا أرى طحنا

I hear a rattling but see no grinding.

وكصرد: القصير، ودويبة، وليث عفرين

And like 'ṣurad': the short one, a small creature, and a lion of 'Afrin.

والطاحونة: الرحى

And 'ṭāḥūnah': the millstone.

والطواحن: الأضراس

And 'ṭawāḥin': the molars.

وكصبور: نحو الثلاث مئة من الغنم، والكتيبة العظيمة، والحرب، والإبل الكثيرة، كالطحانة

And like 'ṣabūr': about three hundred of sheep, and the great battalion, and war, and many camels, like 'ṭaḥḥānah'.

والطاحن: الراكس من الدقوقة التي تقوم في وسط الكدس

And 'al-ṭāḥin': the one who stands, from the small ones that stand in the middle of the haystack.

وحرفته: ككتابة

And his profession: like 'kitābah'.