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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of distance, remoteness, and depth, particularly in the context of grazing land. It also extends to a specific tribal name and a type of sediment.

Derived headwords

الطَّوْءَةnoun
  1. 1.
    remotenessclassical

    The quality of being distant or far-reaching, especially in the context of grazing land for animals.

  2. 2.
    depthclassical

    The state of being deep or profound, referring to the extent of something.

طَيِّئname
  1. 1.
    Tayyi'both

    The name of a prominent Arab tribe originating from Yemen, descended from Ad ibn Zayd ibn Kahlan ibn Saba ibn Himyar.

طَائِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Tayyi'both

    Relating to or belonging to the Tayyi' tribe. This is a non-standard derivation.

الحَمْأَةnoun
  1. 1.
    black mudboth

    black mud

Parallel reading

الطاءة مثل الطاعة: الابعاد في المرعى
Al-ta'ah is like al-ta'ah: remoteness in grazing.
يقال فرس بعيد الطاءة
It is said of a horse that it has a far-reaching stride.
ومننه أخذ طيئ مثل سيد أبو قبيلة من اليمن
And from it is derived Tayyi', like Sayyid, the father of a tribe from Yemen.
وهو طيئ بن أدد بن زيد ابن كهلان بن سبإ بن حمير
And he is Tayyi' son of Ad son of Zayd son of Kahlan son of Saba son of Himyar.
والنسبة إليهم طائى على غير قياس
And the attribution to them is Tayyi', which is irregular.
وأصله طيئى مثل طيعى فقلبوا الياء الاولى ألفا وحذفوا الثانية
And its origin is Tayyi'i, like Tayyi'i, so they changed the first ya to an alif and deleted the second.
والطاءة أيضا: الحمأة
And al-ta'ah also means sediment.