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طنخ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being overwhelmed or overcome, particularly by excessive food leading to indigestion and a heavy feeling in the heart. It relates to a physical and emotional discomfort caused by overindulgence.

Derived headwords

طَنَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overwhelmed by foodclassical

    When a man is overwhelmed by food, his heart becomes heavy with fat and he feels indigestion.

طُنِخَverb
  1. 1.
    to be overwhelmed (passive)classical

    The passive form of the verb, indicating that the subject is being overwhelmed by food.

طُنُوخnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestionclassical

    A state of indigestion or heaviness in the heart caused by overeating.

البَشَمnoun
  1. 1.
    indigestion, surfeitboth

    indigestion, surfeit

Parallel reading

البَشَم.
Indigestion.
وقد طنخ الرجل بالكسر، إذا غلب على قلبه الدسم واتخم منه.
And a man may be overwhelmed (with food) by being overcome, if fatness prevails over his heart and he suffers indigestion from it.