Jump to content

طحن

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Arabic

[edit]
Root
ط ح ن (ṭ ḥ n)
8 terms

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan- (to grind, crush). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭênum) and Biblical Hebrew טָחַן (ṭɔḥan).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /tˤa.ħa.na/ (verb)
  • IPA(key): /tˤaħn/ (verbal noun)
  • IPA(key): /tˤiħn/ (noun)

Verb

[edit]

طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) I (non-past يَطْحَنُ (yaṭḥanu), verbal noun طَحْن (ṭaḥn))

  1. to grind, to mill

Conjugation

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Cypriot Arabic: taxan
  • Gulf Arabic: طحن (ṭiḥan)
  • Maltese: taħan

Noun

[edit]

طَحْن (ṭaḥnm

  1. verbal noun of طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) (form I)

Declension

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

طِحْن (ṭiḥnm

  1. flour
    Synonym: طَحِين (ṭaḥīn)

Declension

[edit]