طحين

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ط ح ن (ṭ ḥ n)
8 terms

A passive participle of طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana, “to grind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤa.ħiːn/

Adjective

طَحِين • (ṭaḥīn)

1. ground, crushed

Noun

طَحِين • (ṭaḥīn) m

1. flour

   Synonym: دَقِيق (daqīq)

2. an oil cake

Declension

Declension of noun طَحِين (ṭaḥīn)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	طَحِين ṭaḥīn	الطَّحِين aṭ-ṭaḥīn	طَحِين ṭaḥīn
nominative	طَحِينٌ ṭaḥīnun	الطَّحِينُ aṭ-ṭaḥīnu	طَحِينُ ṭaḥīnu
accusative	طَحِينًا ṭaḥīnan	الطَّحِينَ aṭ-ṭaḥīna	طَحِينَ ṭaḥīna
genitive	طَحِينٍ ṭaḥīnin	الطَّحِينِ aṭ-ṭaḥīni	طَحِينِ ṭaḥīni

Descendants

• Cypriot Arabic: txin
• Gulf Arabic: طحين (ṭḥīn)
• Maltese: tħin

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “طحين”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Root
ط ح ن
1 term

From Arabic طَحِين (ṭaḥīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤħiːn/

Noun

طْحين • (ṭḥīn) m

1. (uncountable) flour

Tunisian Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic طَحِينٌ (ṭaḥīnun). Cognate with Maltese tħin. View طَحَّان (ṭaḥḥan) for more on etymology of sense 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤħiːn]

Noun

طحين (ṭḥīn) m

1. (vulgar) excessive treacherous flattery, clientelism, collaborationism, obsequiousness

   Synonym: قُفَّة (qoffə)

2. (dated, rare) flour

   Synonym: فِارِينَة (fērīnə)

Derived terms

• طحِين اَزرِق

Related terms

• طحَّان
• طَاحُونَة
• طَحِّن