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طحن

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

The root طحن (ṭaḥana) primarily relates to the act of grinding or milling, often with a millstone. It extends metaphorically to crushing, overwhelming, or destroying things, and also describes the sound or action of something moving forcefully.

Derived headwords

طَحَنَverb
  1. 1.
    The man also ground (from the category of qaṭaʿa).both

    The man also ground (from the category of qaṭaʿa).

تَطْحَنُverb
  1. 1.
    it grindsboth

    The present tense form of the verb 'to grind', referring to the action of a millstone.

طحنت الرحى تطحن — The millstone grinds.
الطَّحْنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Flour.both

    Flour.

والطحن: المصدر — And grinding: the source (verbal noun).
الطَّحْنُ (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    fine powderclassical

    The state of being finely ground; a fine powder resulting from grinding.

والطحن، بالكسر الدقيق — And grinding (with kasra): the fine powder.
مِطْحَانadjective
  1. 1.
    coiled and readyclassical

    Describing a snake that has coiled itself and is ready to strike or move; it implies a state of readiness and potential movement.

بخرشاء مطحان كأن فحيحها * إذا فزعت ماء هريق على جمر — In a coiled, ready viper, whose hiss when startled is like water poured on embers.
الطَّاحُونَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Mill.both

    Mill.

والطاحونة: الرحى — And the millstone: the mill.
الطَّوَاحِنnoun
  1. 1.
    Molars.both

    Molars.

والطواحن: الأضراس — And the grinders: the molars.
الطَّحَّانَةnoun
  1. 1.
    camels (many)classical

    A collective noun for a large number of camels.

والطحانة والطحون: الإبل الكثيرة — And al-ṭaḥḥānah and al-ṭaḥūn: numerous camels.
الطَّحُونnoun
  1. 1.
    camels (many)classical

    A collective noun for a large number of camels.

  2. 2.
    overwhelming forceclassical

    A military unit or force that crushes or overwhelms everything in its path.

والطحانة والطحون: الإبل الكثيرة — And al-ṭaḥḥānah and al-ṭaḥūn: numerous camels.
والطحون: الكتيبة تطحن ما لقيت — And al-ṭaḥūn: the battalion that grinds whatever it encounters.
دويبةnoun
  1. 1.
    small creatureclassical

    A small crawling creature or insect.

والطحن: دويبة — And al-ṭaḥn: a small creature.
الطَّحْنُnoun
  1. 1.
    Flour.both

    Flour.

والطحن: دويبة — And al-ṭaḥn: a small creature.
الطَّحَّانnoun
  1. 1.
    If you derive it from ṭaḥn, you inflect it.both

    If you derive it from ṭaḥn, you inflect it.

والطحان، إن جعلته من الطحن أجريته وإن جعلته من الطح أو الطحا، وهو المنبس — And al-ṭaḥḥān, if you make it from grinding, you conjugate it; and if you make it from al-ṭaḥḥ or al-ṭaḥḥā, it is the one who spreads out.

Parallel reading

طحنت الرحى تطحن.
The millstone grinds.
وطحنت أنا البر.
And I ground the wheat.
والطحن: المصدر.
And grinding: the source (verbal noun).
والطحن، بالكسر الدقيق.
And grinding (with kasra): the fine powder.
وطحنت الأفعى: ترحت واستدارت، فهي مطحان.
And the snake coiled: it became ready and rounded itself, so it is coiled and ready.
بخرشاء مطحان كأن فحيحها * إذا فزعت ماء هريق على جمر
In a coiled, ready viper, whose hiss when startled is like water poured on embers.
والطاحونة: الرحى.
And the millstone: the mill.
والطواحن: الأضراس.
And the grinders: the molars.
والطحانة والطحون: الإبل الكثيرة.
And al-ṭaḥḥānah and al-ṭaḥūn: numerous camels.
والطحون: الكتيبة تطحن ما لقيت.
And al-ṭaḥūn: the battalion that grinds whatever it encounters.
والطحن: دويبة.
And al-ṭaḥn: a small creature.
إذا رآني واحدا أو في عين * يعرفني أطراق إطراق الطحن
If he sees me alone or in a group * he recognizes my approach, the approach of al-ṭaḥn.
والطحان، إن جعلته من الطحن أجريته وإن جعلته من الطح أو الطحا، وهو المنبس
And al-ṭaḥḥān, if you make it from grinding, you conjugate it; and if you make it from al-ṭaḥḥ or al-ṭaḥḥā, it is the one who spreads out.