ط وش

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a lack of mental clarity or intelligence, and also has a specific, likely later, meaning related to castration and a related term for delaying payment.

Derived headwords

الطوشnoun

1.
lack of intellectclassical
A state of mental deficiency or lack of intelligence.

طوشverb

1.
to delay paymentclassical
To postpone or delay paying a debt or fulfilling an obligation to one's creditor.

تطويشاnoun

1.
delaying paymentclassical
The act of delaying or postponing payment of a debt.

التطويشnoun

1.
castrationmodern
The surgical removal of the male reproductive organs, specifically the testicles.

مطوشadjective

1.
castratedmodern
Describing a male who has been castrated.

الطواشيnoun

1.
eunuchmodern
A castrated male, often employed in historical contexts for guarding women or serving in palaces.

الطواشيname

1.
title/nicknameboth
A title or nickname, notably held by Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Tawashi, a notable figure from Yemen.

Parallel reading

وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو خفة العقل.

And Ibn al-A'rabi said: it is lightness of mind.

وقال الفراء: يقال: طوش تطويشا: إذا مطل غريمه.

And Al-Farra' said: it is said: 'tawasha' (he delayed payment) if he postponed his creditor.

وهو المشهور عند العامة: التطويش: جب الذكر، وهو مطوش.

And what is famous among the common people: Al-Tatwish: castration, and he is Matwish (castrated).

والطواشي: الخصي، وهو مولد لم يوجد في كلام العرب

And Al-Tawashi: the eunuch, and it is a neologism not found in the speech of the Arabs.

وإنما ذكرته هنا للتنبيه، وقد لقب به أحد أولياء اليمن أبو الحسن علي بن محمد الطواشي لصاحب حلي، وهو أحد العشرة المشهورين.

And I only mentioned it here for attention, and one of the saints of Yemen, Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Tawashi, the owner of Hali, was given this title, and he is one of the ten famous ones.