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ط ب ش

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to confusion, being bewildered, or not knowing something. It is presented as a variant of another root with a similar meaning.

Derived headwords

الطَّبْشnoun
  1. 1.
    confusionclassical

    A state of being bewildered or confused, similar to 'tamash' (with a 'mim').

طَمَشَverb
  1. 1.
    to be confusedclassical

    To be bewildered or confused. This is presented as a variant of the root 'tabash'.

Parallel reading

وهم الناس، كالطمش، بالميم، لغة فيه
And people are confused, like 'tamash' (with a mim), a dialectical variant for it.
ما في الطبش مثله
There is no one like him in confusion.
ما أدري أي الطبش هو
I do not know what kind of confusion it is.