طءطء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of lowering, bending, or stooping, often in a physical or metaphorical sense of humility or submission. It describes the action of lowering one's head, a low-lying terrain, and the act of humbling oneself before others.

Derived headwords

طَأْطَأَverb

1.
to lower one's headboth
To bend or lower one's head, typically as a sign of submission, humility, or sadness.

تَطَأْطَأَverb

1.
to stoop, to humble oneselfboth
To bend down or stoop, often implying a voluntary act of lowering oneself or showing deference to others.

تَطَاطُؤnoun

1.
stooping, humblingclassical
The act or manner of stooping or humbling oneself, often used in comparison to illustrate the degree of deference shown.

الدَّلَاةnoun

1.
bucketclassical
A bucket, specifically one used for drawing water, often from a well.

الطَّاطَاءadjective

1.
low-lying, depressedclassical
Describing land that is low, sunken, or depressed in comparison to its surroundings.

Parallel reading

طأطأ رأسه: طامنه.

He lowered his head: he humbled it.

وتطأطأ: تطامن.

And he stooped: he lowered himself.

تطأطأت لهم تطاطؤ الدلاة

I humbled myself before them with the stooping of the bucket-rope.

أي خفضت لهم نفسي كتطامن الدلاة

Meaning I lowered my spirit before them like the stooping of the bucket-rope.

وهو الذي ينزع بالدلو.

And it is that which is drawn with the bucket.

والطاطاء من الارض: ما انهبط.

And the low-lying from the earth: that which is sunken.