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طمت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of abundance, overflowing, or a large quantity. It is also used to refer to menstruation, particularly in a classical context.

Derived headwords

طَمَتْverb
  1. 1.
    to overflowboth

    To rise high, to swell, to overflow, often used metaphorically for abundance or a great amount.

الطَّمْتnoun
  1. 1.
    menstruationclassical

    A term used in classical Arabic to refer to the menstrual flow or menstruation itself.

  2. 2.
    abundanceboth

    A large quantity or abundance of something.

Parallel reading

وبقي عليه هنا: الطمت، وهو من أسماء الحيض، حكاه أقوام
And remaining for it here is: al-tamtu, which is one of the names for menstruation, narrated by some people.
فقيل: التاء لغة
So it was said: the 'taa' (تاء) is a dialectal variation.
وقيل: لثغة
And it was said: it is a lisp.
وأما الطاغوت فسيأتى ذكره في طوغ
As for al-taghut, its mention will come later under the root tawgh (طوغ).