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الطهطاه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to horses, describing them as magnificent, youthful, and well-bred. It also touches upon sounds associated with horses and has a tangential meaning related to reassurance or a term of address in Abyssinian.

Derived headwords

الطَّهْطَاهnoun
  1. 1.
    Magnificent horseclassical

    A magnificent, youthful, and well-bred horse.

طَهِother
  1. 1.
    Reassureclassical

    An imperative verb meaning 'reassure' or 'be calm'.

  2. 2.
    Abyssinian addressclassical

    A term of address in Abyssinian, meaning 'O man'.

  3. 3.
    Letter namesclassical

    Two letters of the alphabet when the vowels are elongated.

طَهْطَهَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Sound of horsesclassical

    The sounds made by horses.

Parallel reading

الفَرَس الرَّائِع الفَتِي المُطْهَم
The magnificent, youthful, well-bred horse.
وطَهِ كَبْل
And 'tahi' means 'be calm'.
أو مَعناه: يا رَجُل بالحبشية
Or its meaning is: 'O man' in Abyssinian.
ومن قرأ "طه" بإشباع الفتحتين
And whoever reads 'Taha' by elongating the two فتحات (fathas).
فَحرفان من الهجاء
Then it is two letters of the alphabet.
وطَهْطَهَة الخَيْل: أصواتها
And the 'tahṭaha' of horses: their sounds.