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تنو

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of agriculture, cultivation, and the associated practices. It also extends to meanings of association, equality, and potentially honor or nobility, though some of these are presented as alternative readings or interpretations.

Derived headwords

التناوةُ بالكسرnoun
  1. 1.
    Farming, agricultureclassical

    The practice of cultivating land and raising crops or livestock.

  2. 2.
    Abandoning studyclassical

    The act of neglecting or abandoning the study of knowledge and scholarly discussion.

التنايةnoun
  1. 1.
    Farming, agricultureclassical

    An alternative form or dialectal variation for farming and cultivation.

النباوةnoun
  1. 1.
    Nobility, high statusclassical

    A state of honor, high social standing, or eminence.

الأتناءnoun
  1. 1.
    Footsteps, advanceclassical

    The act of stepping forward or advancing.

الأَتْناءnoun
  1. 1.
    Peers, equalsclassical

    Individuals who are of the same rank, status, or ability; companions.

Parallel reading

وقد جاء في حديث قتادة: كان حميد بن هلال من العلماء فأضرت به التناوة.
It has been narrated in the hadith of Qatadah: Humayd ibn Hilal was among the scholars, and al-Tanawah afflicted him.
قال ابن الأثير: هي الفلاحة والزراعة؛ يريد به (ترك المذاكرة وهجران المدارسة)، وكان نزل على طريق قرية الأهواز؛
Ibn al-Athir said: It means farming and agriculture; by it is intended (abandoning discussion and forsaking study), and he had settled on the road to the village of Ahwaz;
حكاها الأصمعي؛ فإما أن تكون على المعاقبة وإما أن تكون لغة.
Al-Asma'i narrated it; it is either a substitution or a dialectal variation.
ويروى النباوة، بالنون والباء، أي الشرف.
And it is narrated as al-Nabawah, with a noon and a ba', meaning honor.
وقال شيخنا: وروي بالباء والنون وفسر بالشرف.
And our Sheikh said: And it was narrated with a ba' and a noon and interpreted as honor.
الأَتْناء: الأقدام.
Al-Atnaa': The footsteps.
والأتناء: الأقران.
And al-Atnaa': The peers.