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طرطب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds and actions involving the lips and mouth, particularly in calling or making specific noises. It also extends to descriptions of physical attributes, such as a long breast or a woman, and includes expressions of mockery.

Derived headwords

طَرطَبَverb
  1. 1.
    the milker called the goatsboth

    the milker called the goats

  2. 2.
    long dewboth

    long dew

الطَّرطَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lip movementclassical

    A sound or action made with the lips, as described by Abu Zayd.

  2. 2.
    callingclassical

    The act of calling, specifically to animals.

الطَّرطَبnoun
  1. 1.
    long breastclassical

    A long breast, referring to a physical characteristic.

طَرطَبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    womanclassical

    A woman, used as a descriptive term.

طَرطَبينnoun
  1. 1.
    mockeryclassical

    An expression used in mockery or jesting towards a man.

Parallel reading

طرطب الحالب بالمعزى، إذا دعاها.
The caller called the goats, when he called them.
الطرطبة بالشفتين.
The making of sounds with the lips.
والطرطب بالضم وتشديد الباء: الثدى الطويل، والمرأة طرطبة.
And 'al-tarṭab' (with dammah and shaddah on the ba') is the long breast, and a woman is a 'tarṭabah'.
ليست بقتاتة سبهللة ولا بطرطبة لها هلب
She is not a gossipy, loose woman, nor a 'tarṭabah' with a long appendage.
يقال للرجل يهزأ منه: دهدرين وطرطبين.
It is said to a man who is mocked: 'Dahdarayn and Tarṭabayn'.