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ط ن س

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to darkness, specifically intense darkness. It is a rare root with limited usage and potential etymological connections to other roots.

Derived headwords

الطَّنَسُnoun
  1. 1.
    intense darknessclassical

    This refers to a state of profound and severe darkness.

طَنَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be darkclassical

    This verb form would describe the state of being intensely dark.

Parallel reading

الطنس، محركة، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو الظلمة الشديدة.
Al-Tanas, with harakat, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is intense darkness.
قاله الأزهري ونونه كنون نسط مبدلة من ميم، وأصل: الطمس أو الطلس.
Al-Azhari said this, and its noon is like the noon of 'nasata', a substitute for a mim, and its origin is: 'tamas' or 'talas'.