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طين

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns 'mud' or 'clay' and its properties, uses, and variations. It extends to related concepts like the act of working with mud, sealing with clay, and even metaphorical uses referring to inherent nature or creation.

Derived headwords

الطينnoun
  1. 1.
    mud, clayboth

    The well-known substance, varying according to the layers of the earth. The best is pure, refined mud after the water has settled. Egyptian mud is considered superior.

  2. 2.
    types of clayclassical

    Various kinds of clay are mentioned, including sealed, powdered, Titli, Shamosi, Armenian, and Khurasani.

الطينةnoun
  1. 1.
    lump of clayboth

    A piece of mud or clay, often used for sealing documents or similar purposes.

  2. 2.
    Damietta

    A place name, specifically a town near Damietta, from which a narrator named Abdullah bin Al-Haytham Al-Tini hailed.

الطينةnoun
  1. 1.
    nature, dispositionclassical

    Metaphorically refers to one's innate disposition or creation. It is said, 'He is from the first nature/clay.'

طانverb
  1. 1.
    to work mud wellclassical

    To skillfully work with or shape mud. The text clarifies that the correct form is 'tana' (طان) or 'tama' (طام) when referring to good workmanship.

طانverb
  1. 1.
    to seal (with clay)classical

    To seal something, specifically with clay.

تطينverb
  1. 1.
    to get covered in mudboth

    For a person to become smeared or covered with mud.

الطيانةnoun
  1. 1.
    mudwork, plasteringclassical

    The act or process of making or applying mudwork, following the standard pattern.

طينverb
  1. 1.
    to plaster (a surface)both

    To cover a surface, such as a roof, with mud or plaster.

مطينadjective
  1. 1.
    plasteredboth

    A surface that has been plastered or covered with mud.

طانnoun
  1. 1.
    place with much mudclassical

    A location characterized by an abundance of mud.

مطينname
  1. 1.
    Al-Mutayyan (title)

    A title given to Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Hadrami, a scholar. It was also given to Abdullah bin Muhammad, a teacher of Ibn Mandah, due to his fondness for it (mud) in his youth.

فلسطينname
  1. 1.
    Palestine

    The name of the region, mentioned here with a note that its proper place might be under the letter 'F' due to the pronunciation 'Filastun'.

الطانnoun
  1. 1.
    a dialectal variant of 'tin'classical

    A linguistic variation for the word 'mud' or 'clay'.

أرض طانةnoun phrase
  1. 1.
    land rich in mudclassical

    Land that is abundant in mud.

طانةname
  1. 1.
    two villages in Egypt

    The names of two villages in Egypt, one in Gharbia and the other in the region of Qus.

طينverb
  1. 1.
    to seal a documentboth

    To seal a written document, typically with clay.

أطنverb
  1. 1.
    to seal (a document)classical

    An alternative pronunciation or form meaning to seal a document.

الطيانnoun
  1. 1.
    mud worker, potterboth

    A person who works with mud, such as a craftsman or potter.

وطانهverb
  1. 1.
    to mold, create (nature)classical

    To mold or create someone with a certain inherent nature or disposition, especially towards good.

يابس الطينةadjective phrase
  1. 1.
    rigid of natureclassical

    Describes someone who is unyielding or not easily swayed, implying a rigid inherent disposition.

الطينيname
  1. 1.
    Al-Tini (nisba)

    A nisba (attribution) indicating origin from or association with mud, or a place related to mud. It is used as a surname for scholars like Abu Al-Fadl Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Abi Al-Tini Al-Wasti.

Parallel reading

الطين معروف، يختلف باختلاف طبقات الأرض
Mud is known; it differs according to the layers of the earth.
وأجوده الحر النقي الخالص بعد رسوب الماء
And its best is the pure, refined mud after the water has settled.
وأجود ذلك طين مصر
And the best of that is the mud of Egypt.
وله مزيد خصوصية في دفع الطاعون والوباء وفساد المياه إذ ألقي فيها
And it has a special property in repelling plague, epidemic, and the corruption of waters when thrown into them.
والطين أنواع: منها المختوم والدقوقي والطيطلي والشاموسي والأرمني والخراساني
And mud has types: among them are sealed, powdered, Titli, Shamosi, Armenian, and Khurasani.
والطينة: القطعة منه يختم بها الصك ونحوه
And Al-Tinah: a piece of it, with which a deed or the like is sealed.
والطينة: قرب دمياط
And Al-Tinah: near Damietta.
ومن المجاز: الطينة: الجبلة والخلقة
And from the metaphorical uses: Al-Tinah: the innate nature and creation.
يقال: هو من الطينة الأولى
It is said: He is from the first nature/clay.
وطان الرجل إذا حسن عمله
And the man worked well if his work was good.
طان كتابه: ختمه به
He sealed his book: he sealed it with it.
وتطين الرجل: تلطخ به
And the man became covered in mud: he smeared himself with it.
وطينت السطح فهو مطين
And I plastered the roof, so it is plastered.
ومكان طان: كثيره
And a place 'Taan': abundant in it (mud).
وطانه الله على الخير
And Allah molded him with goodness.
وإنه ليابس الطينة إذا لم يكن وطيئا سهلا
And indeed he is rigid of nature if he is not gentle and easy.
ودير الطين: هو دير مرجنا
And Dayr Al-Tīn: it is Dayr Marjana.