طءو

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of mud, sediment, or dregs, particularly in water. It also extends to describing a place as being desolate or uninhabited, implying a lack of life or presence.

Derived headwords

الطآةnoun

1.
sedimentboth
The dregs or sediment found at the bottom of something, especially water.

طوئيadjective

1.
desolateclassical
Describing a place that is empty, uninhabited, or desolate.

وبلدة ليس بها طوئي — And a land where there is no one (desolate).

طوئيnoun

1.
oneclassical
Referring to a single person or individual.

طوويadjective

1.
desolateclassical
Describing a place that is empty, uninhabited, or desolate.

طاويadjective

1.
desolateclassical
Describing a place that is empty, uninhabited, or desolate.

طؤويadjective

1.
desolateclassical
Describing a place that is empty, uninhabited, or desolate.

طوويnoun

1.
oneclassical
Referring to a single person or individual.

طاويnoun

1.
oneclassical
Referring to a single person or individual.

Parallel reading

الحمأة

the sediment

مابها طوئي

There is no one in it (the place).

أي بالدار

meaning, in the dwelling

مابها طوئي

There is no one in it (the dwelling).

وبلدة ليس بها طوئي

And a land where there is no one.

مادّة هذه الكلمة طاء وألف وواو في بعض لغاتها

the root of this word is Tāʼ, Alif, and Wāw in some of its languages.

وهو طووي وطاوي، بلا همز، خاصة

And it is ṭawiyy and ṭāwiyy, without hamza, specifically.

ففي كلام ابن السيد أن طؤويا من طاء كطاح إذا ذهب في الأرض، غير أنه مقلوب وقياسه طوئي كطوعي

So in the words of Ibn al-Sīr, ṭaʼwiyyan is from ṭāʼa (to go) like ṭāḥa (to perish) if it went into the earth, except that it is inverted and its standard form is ṭawiyyin like ṭawʿin.

ولعل إيراده طوئيا هنا لتكميل اللغات

And perhaps its inclusion of ṭaʼwiyyan here is to complete the variations of pronunciation.

ومابها طوئي، أي أحد

And there is no one in it, meaning, any single person.