طمح

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root طمح (ṭamaḥa) primarily relates to the concept of looking upwards, extending one's gaze, or reaching high. It extends to meanings of ambition, aspiration, and exceeding limits, both literally and figuratively. It can also describe a horse's high-headed gait or a woman's defiance and looking beyond her husband.

Derived headwords

طَمَحَverb

1.
to look upboth
To raise one's gaze upwards, to look towards something high or distant.
2.
to aspireboth
To have high ambitions or aspirations, to aim for something beyond one's current reach.
3.
to be defiantclassical
A woman being defiant towards her husband, looking at other men.
4.
to goclassical
To move forward, to proceed, often with speed or force.
5.
to exceedclassical
To go beyond limits, to be excessive.

طمح بصره إليه — His gaze rose towards him

فخر إلى الأرض فطمحت عيناه — He looked down to the ground and his eyes looked up

طمح المرأة على زوجها — The woman was defiant towards her husband

يطمح، أي يجري ويذهب بالكهل وبزه — It runs and carries the strong man and his belongings

طَمُوحٌadjective

1.
aspiringboth
Having high aspirations or ambitions.
2.
high-reachingboth
Literally high or elevated.
3.
defiant (woman)classical
A woman who is defiant towards her husband and looks at others.

طَامِحٌadjective

1.
looking upboth
One whose gaze is directed upwards or outwards.
2.
ambitiousboth
Having high aspirations.
3.
defiantclassical
A woman who is defiant towards her husband.
4.
highclassical
Elevated or high.

وكل مرتفع: طامح — And everything high is ṭāmiḥ

امرأة طماحة: تكثر نظرها يمينا وشمالا إلى غير زوجها — A ṭammāḥah woman: she frequently looks right and left beyond her husband

طُمُوحٌnoun

1.
aspirationboth
The act of aspiring or having high ambitions.
2.
risingclassical
The act of rising or looking upwards.

طُمُوحَةٌnoun

1.
aspirationboth
A high aspiration or ambition.

طَمْحٌnoun

1.
looking upboth
The act of raising one's gaze.
2.
aspirationboth
Ambition or aspiration.

طمح بصره يطمح طمحا: شخص — He stared with his eyes, looking up, he focused.

أَطْمَحَverb

1.
to raise (eyes)both
To raise one's gaze or eyes.

أطمح فلان بصره — So-and-so raised his gaze

الطَّمَاحُnoun

1.
defiance (of a wife)classical
A wife's defiance towards her husband, looking at others.
2.
ambitionclassical
High ambition or pride.
3.
greedclassical
Excessive desire or greed.

الطماح ككتاب: النشوز — Al-ṭamāḥ (like kitāb) is defiance (of a wife)

طَمَاحٌnoun

1.
defianceclassical
The act of defiance, particularly by a wife towards her husband.
2.
ambitionclassical
High ambition or aspiration.

وقد طمحت المرأة تطمح طماحا — And the woman was defiant, looking at others

طَمَّاحَةٌadjective

1.
defiant (woman)classical
A woman who frequently looks at men other than her husband.

وامرأة طماحة: تكثر نظرها يمينا وشمالا إلى غير زوجها — And a ṭammāḥah woman: she frequently looks right and left beyond her husband

طُمَّاحٌnoun

1.
greedclassical
Excessive desire or greed.
2.
far-reachingclassical
One who has a far-reaching gaze or ambition.

طَمْحَاتُ الدَّهْرِnoun phrase

1.
hardships of timeclassical
The severe trials and tribulations of life.

طمحات دهر ما كنت أدرؤها — Hardships of time that I could not ward off

طَمَّحَverb

1.
to throw upwardsclassical
To throw something upwards into the air.
2.
to raise (horse's legs)classical
A horse raising its forelegs while running.

إذا رميت بشيء في الهواء قلت: طمحت (به) تطميحا — If you throw something in the air, you say: ṭammaḥta bihi taṭmīḥan

طُمُوحٌnoun

1.
high-headedness (horse)classical
A horse's manner of raising its head and gaze while running.

وفرس طامح الطرف: طامح البصر وطموحه، أي مرتفعه — And a horse with a ṭāmiḥ eye: its gaze is high and elevated.

بَنُو الطَّمْحِname

1.
Banu al-Ṭamḥclassical
A tribe or clan of Arabs.

أَبُو الطَّمْحَانِname

1.
Abu al-Ṭamḥānclassical
A poet whose name was Ḥanẓalah ibn Sharqī.

الطَّمَاحِيَّةُname

1.
Al-Ṭamāḥiyyahclassical
A water source east of Samīrāʼ, on the route of the Kūfah pilgrims.

Parallel reading

كنت إذا رأيت رجلا ذا قشر طمح بصري إليه

When I saw a man of distinction, my gaze would rise towards him.

فخر إلى الأرض فطمحت عيناه

He looked down to the ground and his eyes looked up.

طمح المرأة على زوجها: مثل جمحت، فهي طامح، أي تطمح إلى الرجال

A woman's defiance towards her husband: like being unruly, she is defiant, meaning she looks towards men.

الطامح من النساء: التي تبغض زوجها وتنظر إلى غيره

A ṭāmiḥ woman: she is one who dislikes her husband and looks at others.

وطمحت بعينها: إذا رمت ببصرها إلى الرجل

And she cast her eye: if she directed her gaze towards a man.

وإذا رفعت بصرها يقال: طمحت

And when she raised her gaze, it is said: she ṭamaḥat.

وطمح به: إذا ذهب به

And it carried him away: if it took him away.

يظل ببز الكهل والكهل يطمح

It continues with the strong man's belongings, and the strong man is carried away.

وطمح في الطلب: أبعد

And he aimed high in the pursuit: he went far.

وكل مرتفع: طامح

And everything high is ṭāmiḥ.

وكل مرتفع مفرط في تكبر طامح، وذالك لارتفاعه

And everything excessively arrogant is ṭāmiḥ, due to its elevation.

وطمح ببصره يطمح طمحا: شخص

And he stared with his gaze, looking up, he focused.

وقيل: رمى به إلى الشيء

And it was said: he directed it towards the thing.

أطمح فلان بصره: رفعه

So-and-so raised his gaze: he lifted it.

الطماح ككتاب: النشوز

Al-ṭamāḥ (like kitāb): defiance (of a wife).

وقد طمحت المرأة تطمح طماحا، وهي طامح: نشزت ببعلها

And the woman was defiant, looking at others, she was defiant: she rebelled against her husband.

والطماح: مثل الجماح

And al-ṭamāḥ: is like al-jamāḥ (unruliness).

وطمح الفرس يطمح طماحا وطموحا: رفع رأسه في عدوه رافعا بصره

And the horse ṭamaḥa, it ṭamaḥu ṭamāḥan and ṭumūḥan: it raised its head in its run, raising its gaze.

وفرس طامح الطرف: طامح البصر وطموحه، أي مرتفعه

And a horse with a ṭāmiḥ eye: its gaze is high and elevated.

ويقال: طمح الفرس تطميحا: إذا رفع يديه

And it is said: the horse taṭmaḥa: if it raised its forelegs.

وطمح ببوله وبالشيء: رماه في الهواء

And he urinated high and threw the thing: he threw it in the air.

ويقال: طمح بوله: باله في الهواء

And it is said: his urine ṭamaḥat: he urinated in the air.

إذا رميت بشيء في الهواء قلت: طمحت (به) تطميحا

If you throw something in the air, you say: ṭammaḥta bihi taṭmīḥan.

طمحات الدهر، محركة ومسكنة: شدائده

Ṭamḥāt al-dahr, with harakah and sukūn: its hardships.

باتت همومي في الصدر تحضؤها طمحات دهر ما كنت أدرؤها

My worries spent the night in my chest, stirred by the hardships of time that I could not ward off.

ونحن طمحنا لامرىء القيس بعدما رج الملك بالطماح نكبا على نكب

And we pursued Imruʼ al-Qays after the king returned with al-Ṭamāḥ, stumbling from one misfortune to another.

والطماحية: ماء شرقي سميراء

And al-Ṭamāḥiyyah: a water source east of Samīrāʼ.

والطماح: الكبر والفخر، لارتفاع صاحبه

And al-ṭamāḥ: is arrogance and pride, due to the elevation of its owner.

وطمح الرجل في السوم: إذا استام بسلعته وتباعد عن الحق

And a man ṭamaḥa in bidding: if he bid for his goods and moved away from the truth.

بحر طموح الموج: مرتفعه

A sea with rising waves: its elevation.

وبئر طموح الماء: مرتفعة الجمة، وهو ما اجتمع من مائها

And a well with abundant water: its collected water is high, which is what has gathered from its water.