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طوح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concepts of falling, perishing, and deviating from the right path. It extends to notions of being lost, going astray, and experiencing ruin or destruction. The meanings can also encompass being far off or distant.

Derived headwords

طَاحَverb
  1. 1.
    to fallboth

    To fall down, to collapse, or to be thrown down.

  2. 2.
    to perishboth

    To be destroyed, ruined, or to die.

  3. 3.
    to go astrayclassical

    To deviate from the right path, to err, or to be lost.

طَاحَ الرَّجُلُ — The man fell.
طَاحَ عَقْلُهُ — His mind was ruined/he went mad.
طَوَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to throw downclassical

    To cause someone or something to fall or be thrown down forcefully.

  2. 2.
    to ruinclassical

    To bring about the destruction or ruin of someone or something.

طَوَاحٍnoun
  1. 1.
    ruinclassical

    A state of destruction, perishing, or ruin.

مَطِيحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a fallclassical

    An instance of falling or a place where one falls.

Parallel reading

طَاحَ الرَّجُلُ
The man fell.
طَاحَ عَقْلُهُ
His mind was ruined/he went mad.
طَاحَ فِي الْهَلَاكِ
He fell into destruction/ruin.
طَوَّحَ بِهِ الْقَدَرُ
Fate threw him down/ruined him.
لَا طَاحَ لَكَ طَائِحٌ
May no misfortune befall you.