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ثون

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to deception, trickery, and cunning, particularly in the context of hunting. It also has a less common meaning related to a specific type of flour or dough used in baking.

Derived headwords

الثوينىnoun
  1. 1.
    flour/doughclassical

    A type of fine flour or dough that is spread beneath a flatbread (farsadaq) when it is baked.

التثاونnoun
  1. 1.
    deception/trickeryclassical

    Deception or trickery, especially employed in hunting.

تثاونverb
  1. 1.
    to deceive (in hunting)classical

    To deceive or trick prey, particularly in hunting, by approaching it from different directions.

التتاونnoun
  1. 1.
    deception/trickeryclassical

    Deception or trickery, similar to تثاون, particularly in hunting.

Parallel reading

وهو (الدقيق) الذي (يفرش تحت الفرزدق)
It is the flour that is spread beneath the flatbread.
أي العجين (إذا طلم)
Meaning the dough when it is baked.
والتثاون: الاحتيال والخديعة في الصيد.
And al-tathawun: is the cunning and deception in hunting.
وتثاون للصيد: إذا خادعه
And tathawana for hunting: means he deceived it.
بأن جاءه مرة عن يمينه ومرة عن شماله
By approaching it once from his right and once from his left.
وكذلك التتاون بتاءين، وقد تقدم ذكره.
And likewise al-tatawun with two ta's, and it has been previously mentioned.