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طهم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something complete, well-proportioned, and excellent, often applied to horses and faces. It can also relate to disliking food or a person's name.

Derived headwords

مُطْهَمadjective
  1. 1.
    meaning, gathered and rounded (face)both

    meaning, gathered and rounded (face)

تَطَهَّمْتُverb
  1. 1.
    to dislike, to find repugnantclassical

    To feel aversion or dislike towards food.

الطَّهْمnoun
  1. 1.
    The dislikeclassical

    Refers to the state of disliking something, particularly food.

طَهْمَانname
  1. 1.
    Tahmanboth

    A proper name for a man.

Parallel reading

فرس مطهم ورجل مطهم.
A perfect horse and a perfect man.
المطهم: التام كل شئ منه على حدته، فهو بارع الجمال.
Al-mutham: complete, with each part of it excellent on its own, thus possessing outstanding beauty.
ووجه مطهم، أي مجتمع مدور.
And a mutham face, meaning well-formed and rounded.
لم يكن بالمطهم ولا بالمكلثم
He was not round-faced nor broad-faced
أي لم يكن بالمدور الوجه ولا بالموجن، ولكنه مسنون الوجه
Meaning he was not round-faced nor broad-faced, but rather had a lean face.
ويقال: تطهمت الطعام، إذا كرهته.
And it is said: I found the food repugnant, if you disliked it.
وما أدري أي الطهم هو.
And I do not know what this dislike is.