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Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns states of confusion, bewilderment, and reckless plunging into affairs. It describes a lack of direction or sound judgment, often leading to a state of being lost or disoriented.

Derived headwords

التَّهَوُّكُnoun
  1. 1.
    At-tahawwuk: bewilderment.both

    At-tahawwuk: bewilderment.

تَهَوَّكُverb
  1. 1.
    To be bewilderedboth

    To become confused, lost, or disoriented.

  2. 2.
    To plunge recklesslyclassical

    To fall into something or engage in an activity without much care or foresight.

مُتَهَوِّكُونَadjective
  1. 1.
    bewilderedboth

    bewildered

أمتهوكونverb
  1. 1.
    Are you bewildered?both

    A question form asking if a group of people are in a state of confusion or disorientation.

مُتَهَوِّكُونَverb
  1. 1.
    bewilderedboth

    bewildered

مُتَحَيِّرُونَadjective
  1. 1.
    Confusedboth

    Those who are perplexed, bewildered, or unable to decide.

تَهَوُّرnoun
  1. 1.
    it collapsedboth

    it collapsed

Parallel reading

التهوك: التحير.
Al-tahawwuk: Bewilderment.
أمتهو كون أنتم كما تهو كت اليهود والنصارى.
Are you bewildered, just as the Jews and Christians were bewildered?
فقلت للحسن: ما متهوكون؟
So I said to Al-Hasan: What are 'mutahawwikun'?
قال: متحيرون.
He said: Bewildered.
والتهوك أيضا مثل التهور، وهو الوقوع في الشئ بقلة مبالاة.
And al-tahawwuk is also like al-tahawwur, which is plunging into something with little concern.