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Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of spreading out, extending, and vastness, often applied to land, clouds, or even abstract concepts like the heart's direction. It also encompasses meanings related to destruction, falling, and great size.

Derived headwords

طَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outboth

    To extend or spread out, often used in reference to the earth or land.

  2. 2.
    to go farboth

    To go to a distant place or to travel extensively in the land.

  3. 3.
    to perishclassical

    To be destroyed or to perish.

  4. 4.
    to cast downclassical

    To cast someone down or to throw them onto their face.

طُحُوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreadingboth

    The act of spreading out or extending.

انْبَسَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to spread outboth

    To become spread out or extended.

  2. 2.
    to lie downboth

    To lie down or recline.

  3. 3.
    to go aboutboth

    To go about or travel in the land.

انْبِسَاطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    spreadingboth

    The act of spreading out or becoming extended.

  2. 2.
    lying downboth

    The act of lying down or reclining.

اضْطَجَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to lie downboth

    To lie down or recline, to rest.

اضْطِجَاعًاnoun
  1. 1.
    lying downboth

    The act of lying down or reclining.

ذَهَبَ في الأَرْضِverb
  1. 1.
    to travel in the landboth

    To travel extensively or go about in the land.

ذَهَبَ بِهِ قَلْبُهُverb
  1. 1.
    heart was led astrayclassical

    His heart was led astray or preoccupied with something.

الطَّاحِيadjective
  1. 1.
    vastboth

    Vast, extensive, or great in size.

  2. 2.
    collectedclassical

    Collected or gathered in a large assembly.

  3. 3.
    highclassical

    Elevated or high.

  4. 4.
    fillingclassical

    That which fills everything with abundance.

مِظَلَّةٌ طَاحِيَةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large canopyclassical

    A large or vast canopy or umbrella.

مِظَلَّةٌ مِطْحِيَّةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large canopyclassical

    A large or vast canopy or umbrella.

مِظَلَّةٌ مِطْحُوَّةٌadjective
  1. 1.
    large canopyclassical

    A large or vast canopy or umbrella.

البَقْلَةُ المِطْحِيَّةُadjective
  1. 1.
    sprouting herbclassical

    A herb that sprouts or grows on the surface of the earth.

طُحْيَةٌ مِن سَحَابٍnoun
  1. 1.
    patch of cloudclassical

    A patch or piece of cloud.

الطَّحَاnoun
  1. 1.
    expanse of landclassical

    An expanse or flat area of land.

  2. 2.
    four villages in Egyptclassical

    The name of four villages in Egypt, often used without the definite article.

Parallel reading

طحا، كسعى: بسط، وانبسط، واضطجع، وذهب في الأرض، و به قلبه: ذهب به في كل شيء.
It means to spread out, to become spread out, to lie down, and to go in the land, and if his heart is led astray, it means it went astray in everything.
وطحا يطحو: بعد، وهلك، وألقى إنسانا على وجهه.
And 'طحا' means to be distant, to perish, and to cast a person down on their face.
والطحا: المنبسط من الأرض، وبلا لام ويمد: أربع قرى بمصر.
And 'الطحا' is the expanse of land, and without the definite article and elongated, it refers to four villages in Egypt.
والطاحي: الجمع العظيم، والمرتفع، والمنبسط، والذي قد ملأ كل شيء كثرة.
And 'الطاحي' refers to the great assembly, the elevated, the spread out, and that which has filled everything with abundance.
ومظلة طاحية ومطحية ومطحوة: عظيمة.
And a 'مظلة طاحية', 'مطحية', and 'مطحوة' means a large one.
والبقلة المطحية، كمحدثة: النابتة على وجه الأرض.
And 'البقلة المطحية', like 'محدثة', is the herb growing on the face of the earth.
وطحية من سحاب: قطعة منه،
And 'طحية من سحاب' means a piece of it (cloud).