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تطو

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to the concept of darkness or obscurity, particularly in the context of the night. It is also associated with injustice and oppression.

Derived headwords

تَطَاverb
  1. 1.
    to become darkclassical

    The night becomes dark and obscure.

  2. 2.
    to be unjustclassical

    To act unjustly and oppressively.

تَطَا اللَّيْلُverb
  1. 1.
    the night darkenedclassical

    The night became dark.

Parallel reading

أهمله الليث والجوهري
Al-Layth and Al-Jawhari ignored it.
وقال ابن الأعرابي: (إذا ظلم وجار)
And Ibn Al-A'rabi said: (if he wronged and was unjust).
وفي التكملة: إذا ظلم.
And in Al-Takmilah: if he wronged.
وكأن المصنف تبعه وزاد قوله وجار،
And it is as if the author followed him and added his saying 'and was unjust',
وإلا فالصواب أظلم،
otherwise the correct is 'to become dark',
فإن نص ابن الأعرابي في نوادره: تطا الليل إذا أظلم
for Ibn Al-A'rabi stated in his 'Nawadir': The night تطا when it became dark.
فتأمل.
So ponder.