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طنز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of mockery, ridicule, and jesting. It describes the act of making fun of someone or something, often in a derisive manner.

Derived headwords

الطِّنْزُnoun
  1. 1.
    mockeryboth

    The act of making fun of someone or something in a derisive or contemptuous way.

طَنَّزَverb
  1. 1.
    mockery, ridiculeboth

    mockery, ridicule

طَنَّازٌadjective
  1. 1.
    one who mocks a lotboth

    one who mocks a lot

Parallel reading

الطِّنْزُ: السُّخْرِيَةُ.
Mockery: derision.
وطَنَّزَ يُطَنِّزُ فَهُوَ طَنَّازٌ.
And he mocked, he mocks, and he is a mocker.
وأظُنُّهُ مُوَلَّدًا أو مُعَرَّبًا.
And I think it is a neologism or an Arabized word.