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طنن

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of sound, particularly buzzing, humming, or ringing. It extends to meanings of death, bundles of reeds, and the act of cutting with a sound.

Derived headwords

الطنينnoun
  1. 1.
    The sound of flies.both

    The sound of flies.

تطنverb
  1. 1.
    to buzzboth

    The verb form indicating the action of making a buzzing or ringing sound, as attributed to flies, basins, or ducks.

أطننتverb
  1. 1.
    to make a soundclassical

    To cause something, like a metal basin, to make a ringing or buzzing sound.

فطنتverb
  1. 1.
    to understandclassical

    To comprehend or become aware of something.

وطنverb
  1. 1.
    to dieclassical

    To pass away or cease to live. This usage is noted as being present in the work.

الطنnoun
  1. 1.
    A bundle of reeds.both

    A bundle of reeds.

طنةnoun
  1. 1.
    A single reed from the bundle.both

    A single reed from the bundle.

أطن ساقهverb
  1. 1.
    to sever a legclassical

    To cut off someone's leg, with the implication of the sound made during the severing.

Parallel reading

الطنين: صوت الذباب والطست والبطة تطن إذا صوتت.
The buzzing sound: the sound of flies, a metal basin, and a duck that buzzes when it makes a sound.
وأطننت الطست فطنت.
And I made the metal basin sound, and you understood.
وطن: مات.
And وطن: died.
وهو في المصنف.
And it is in the classified work.
والطن: بالضم: حزمة القصب.
And الطن (with dammah): a bundle of reeds.
والقصبة الواحدة من الحزمة: طنة.
And a single reed from the bundle: a طنة.
وضربه فأطن ساقه، أي قطعها، يراد بذلك صوت القطع.
And he struck him and severed his leg, meaning he cut it off, intending by that the sound of cutting.