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الطين

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns 'mud' or 'clay' and its manipulation. It extends to concepts of creation, sealing, and even a place name derived from its abundance.

Derived headwords

الطينnoun
  1. 1.
    mud, clayboth

    The basic substance of mud or clay.

  2. 2.
    a piece of itclassical

    A specific portion or lump of mud or clay.

  3. 3.
    creation, formationclassical

    The act of being created or formed, referring to the origin of beings.

  4. 4.
    nature, dispositionclassical

    Inherent character or fundamental makeup.

طانverb
  1. 1.
    to work with mudclassical

    To skillfully shape or work with mud or clay.

كتابهverb
  1. 1.
    to seal with itclassical

    To seal something using mud or clay.

تلطخverb
  1. 1.
    to be smeared with mudboth

    To become covered or smeared with mud or clay.

صنعتهverb
  1. 1.
    to make itclassical

    To fashion or create something, specifically referring to making something from mud or clay.

طين السطحverb
  1. 1.
    to plaster the roofclassical

    To apply mud or clay to a roof for insulation or waterproofing.

مطينadjective
  1. 1.
    plastered with mudclassical

    Describing something that has been covered or plastered with mud or clay.

مكان طانnoun
  1. 1.
    place with much mudclassical

    A location characterized by an abundance of mud or clay.

مطينname
  1. 1.
    Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥāfiẓclassical

    A title or nickname given to Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥāfiẓ due to his fondness for mud in his youth.

فلسطينname
  1. 1.
    Palestineboth

    The geographical region and country name, with its etymology linked to the root الطين.

Parallel reading

الطين، بالكسر: م
Mud, with a kasra: a noun.
وبهاء: القطعة منه
And with a fatḥa on the bāʾ: a piece of it.
ود قرب دمياط
And a place near Damietta.
والخلقة، والجبلة
And creation, and nature.
وطان: حسن عمل الطين
And ṭāna: to skillfully work the mud.
وكتابه: ختمه به
And katābahu: to seal it with it.
وتطين: ms1690 تلطخ به
And taṭayyana: to be smeared with it.
وككتابة: صنعته
And ka-kitābatin: to make it.
وطين السطح، فهو مطين، كأمير
And to plaster the roof, so it is plastered, like amīr.
ومكان طان: كثيره
And a place ṭān: abundant with it.
ومطين، كمحدث: لقب محمد بن عبد الله الحافظ، لولعه به صغيرا
And Muṭayyan, like muḥdath: a nickname for Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥāfiẓ, due to his fondness for it when young.
وفلسطين: في الطاء
And Filasṭīn: is in the ṭāʾ.