طنى

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a severe condition of thirst in camels, leading to the spleen adhering to the flank. It also extends to a metaphorical sense of a deadly snake whose victim does not survive.

Derived headwords

طَنِيَverb

1.
to be thirstyclassical
To suffer from extreme thirst, specifically referring to a camel.

طَنَىverb

1.
to cause to adhereclassical
To cause the spleen to adhere to the flank, typically due to severe thirst.

طَنًىnoun

1.
adherence of spleenclassical
The condition of the spleen adhering to the flank, caused by intense thirst.

بَعِيرٌ طَنٍnoun

1.
thirsty camelclassical
A camel suffering from extreme thirst, to the point of its spleen adhering to its flank.

تَطْنِيَةnoun

1.
treatment of thirstclassical
The act of treating an animal, particularly a camel, for the condition of extreme thirst and its associated ailment.

مُطَنًّىadjective

1.
treated for thirstclassical
Describing an animal that has been treated for the condition of thirst-induced spleen adherence.

تُطْنِيverb

1.
to be deadlyclassical
Referring to a snake that is deadly, implying its victim does not survive.

Parallel reading

الطنى: لزوق الطحال بالجنب من شدة العطش.

Al-ṭanī: The adherence of the spleen to the flank from intense thirst.

طني البعير بالكسر يطنى طنى

The camel suffered from thirst (ṭanī) (with kasra), it suffers from thirst (yaṭnī), a condition of thirst (ṭanā).

وبعير طن.

And a thirsty camel (ṭan).

وطنيته تطنية، إذا عالجته من الطنى.

And I treated it (wa-waṭṭaytuhu taṭniyatan), if you treated it for the condition of thirst (al-ṭanā).

أكويه إما أراد الكى معترضا * كى المطنى من النحز الطنى الطحلا

I cauterize it, if he intended cauterization across the flank * cauterization of the one treated for thirst from the painful, thirsty flank.

هذه حية لا تطني، أي لا يعيش صاحبها، تقتل من ساعتها

This is a snake that does not 'taṭnī' (i.e., its victim does not live); it kills instantly.