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الطعثنة

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something unpleasant, rough, or abundant in a negative or overwhelming sense. It is primarily used to describe a woman of bad character or a large, possibly unruly, quantity of sheep.

Derived headwords

الطعثنةnoun
  1. 1.
    Bad-tempered womanclassical

    A woman who possesses a poor disposition or unpleasant character.

طعثنةadjective
  1. 1.
    Abundantclassical

    Describing a large quantity, often used for sheep.

Parallel reading

الطعثنة، بالمهملة والمثلثة: المرأة السيئة الخلق.
Al-Ta'thana, with the unpointed and the tri-pointed letters: a woman of bad character.
وغنم طعثنة: كثيرة.
And abundant sheep: numerous.