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ط م ل س

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe something dry, light, or thin, particularly in the context of food. It also extends to meanings related to persistence, subtle infiltration, and potentially malice or envy.

Derived headwords

طَمْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    dryboth

    Describing something, like bread, as dry.

  2. 2.
    light and thinclassical

    Describing something as light and thin, possibly referring to texture.

عَمْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    dryclassical

    An alternative or similar term to طملس, meaning dry.

الطُّمْلُسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    persistence in pursuitclassical

    The act of being diligent and persistent in one's efforts or pursuit.

  2. 2.
    subtlety and infiltrationclassical

    The act of being subtle, insinuating oneself into something, or acting stealthily.

  3. 3.
    envy or maliceclassical

    A feeling of envy or malice towards someone or something.

Parallel reading

رغيف طملس
A dry loaf of bread.
كعملس: جاف
Like 'amalasa: dry.
أو خفيف رقيق
Or light and thin.
قال قلت للعقيلي: هل أكلت شيئا قال: قرصتين طملستين.
He said, I asked Al-Uqayli: 'Have you eaten anything?' He replied: 'Two dry flatbreads.'
والطملسة: الدؤوب في السعي
And 'al-tamlasah': persistence in pursuit.
والصواب في السقي
And the correct reading is 'in watering' (al-saqy).
والطملسة: التلطف والتدسس في الشيء.
And 'al-tamlasah': subtlety and infiltration into something.
وقيل: الطملسة: الغل
And it was said: 'al-tamlasah': malice.