تنن

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of equality, similarity, and likeness, particularly in terms of intellect, strength, or virtue. It also extends to meanings of illness that stunts growth and a mythical great serpent.

Derived headwords

التنnoun

1.
likeness, peerboth
Meaning likeness or equality, often used to describe two individuals who are equal in intellect, strength, or virtue.
2.
hornclassical
An alternative meaning for the word, referring to a horn.

تنnoun

1.
likeness, peerboth
Used to describe two individuals who are equal in intellect, strength, or virtue.

تنانnoun

1.
two peersboth
The dual form of 'تن', referring to two individuals who are equal in intellect, strength, or virtue.

أتنانnoun

1.
youthful impetuosityclassical
Refers to a state of youthful impetuosity or recklessness.

تنينnoun

1.
great serpentclassical
A mythical large serpent or dragon, often associated with legends of being carried by clouds and feeding on Gog and Magog.

أَتَنَverb

1.
to be distantclassical
To be far away or distant.

إِتْنانmasdar

1.
being distantclassical
The verbal noun for 'أَتَنَ', meaning the state of being distant.

أَتَنَverb

1.
to stunt growth (illness)classical
Describing an illness that afflicts a child, preventing them from growing or catching up to their peers.

تَنَّةname

1.
a male given nameclassical
A proper name, mentioned in reference to Talhah ibn Ibrahim ibn Tinah Al-Basri, a hadith narrator.

التنينnoun

1.
great serpentclassical
A large serpent or dragon, subject of mythical accounts.

Parallel reading

فلان تن فلان

So-and-so is the peer of so-and-so.

وهما تنان

And they are two peers.

أي هما مستويان في عقل أو ضعف أو شدة، أو مروءة

Meaning they are equal in intellect, weakness, strength, or virtue.

ويقال صبوة أتنان

And youthful impetuosity is also called 'atnan'.

وهما أسنان أتنان إذا كان سنهما واحدا

And they are two peers of the same age if their ages are one.

ما هما تنينان بل تنينان

They are not two dragons, but rather two great serpents.

وأتن إتنان: بعد

And 'atana' means to be distant.

وأتن المرض الصبي: إذا قصعه فلا يشب

And an illness 'atana' the child if it consumes him so he does not grow.

إذا قصعه فلا يلحق بأتنانه أي أترابه

If it consumes him so he does not catch up to his peers.

طلحة بن إبراهيم بن تنة البصري، كجنة، محدث

Talhah ibn Ibrahim ibn Tinah Al-Basri, like 'junnah', a hadith narrator.

والتنين، كسكيت: حية عظيمة

And 'at-tinnin', like 'sukkit', is a great serpent.

يزعمون أن السحاب يحملها فيرميها على يأجوج ومأجوج فيأكلونها

They claim that the clouds carry it and throw it upon Gog and Magog, and they eat it.