طحن

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n)

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)

  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]