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ط ه م ل

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes things that are indistinct, shapeless, or lacking substance. It extends to individuals who are unattractive, short, or insignificant, and also covers actions related to stealthy or manipulative movement.

Derived headwords

الطَّهْمَلnoun
  1. 1.
    shapeless thingclassical

    Something that lacks a defined volume or shape when touched.

  2. 2.
    ugly, large personclassical

    A person who is physically large and unattractive in their build.

الطَّهْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    slender womanclassical

    A woman described as slender or delicate.

  2. 2.
    ugly, black womanclassical

    A woman who is both black and unattractive.

طَهْمَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessclassical

    The state or quality of being ugly.

طَهَامِلnoun
  1. 1.
    large, shapeless thingsclassical

    Plural of طهمل, referring to large and shapeless entities.

الطَّهْمَلِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    short and blackclassical

    Describing someone who is both short in stature and dark in complexion.

تَطَهْمَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to walk without purposeclassical

    A man walking without carrying anything or having a clear objective.

  2. 2.
    to scheme or flatterclassical

    To act with cunning or to be overly polite in order to obtain something.

الطَّهَامِلnoun
  1. 1.
    large onesclassical

    Referring to large or massive individuals or things.

Parallel reading

الطهمل: الذي لا يوجد له حجم إذا مس
Al-tahmal: that which has no discernible size when touched.
المرأة الدقيقة هي الطهملة بالهاء
The slender woman is al-tahmalah (with ha).
والطهمل: الجسيم القبيح الخلقة
And al-tahmal: the large, ugly of creation.
وقفت امرأة على عمر رضي الله تعالى عنه، فقالت: إني امرأة طهملة.
A woman stood before Umar, may God be pleased with him, and said: 'Indeed, I am a tahmalah woman.'
فُسِّرَ بالدقيقة، وبالقبيحة
It was interpreted as slender, and as ugly.
والجمع طهامل
And the plural is tahāmil.
ينطقن هونا خردا بهاللا
They speak softly, young maidens, with large hips.
لا جعبريات ولا طهاملا
Neither arrogant nor large and shapeless.
والطهملي: الأسود القصير
And al-tahmalī: the short black one.
تطهمَل الرجل: مشى ولا شيء معه
A man tatashammal: walked with nothing with him.
ومر يتطهمل له: احتال، وتلطف أن يأخذ منه شيئا
And he passed by, yataṭahammal for him: he schemed, and was overly gentle to take something from him.
الطهامل: الضخام
Al-ṭahāmil: the huge ones.
والطهملة، بالكسر: المرأة السوداء القبيحة
And al-ṭahmalah, with kasra: the black, ugly woman.