طَحَنَ
Root: طحن
Form: 1
Full Definition
طَحَنَI
, Present.T
ـَ Verbal.Noun طَحْنٌ, said of a man, He ground the wheat; i. e. he made the wheat into
دَقِيق [i. e. flour]; and so [but app. in an intensive sense]
طحّنهُ .
2 [Hence] one says, طَحَنَهُمْ فَأَهْلَكَهُمْ
3 And one says also, طَحَنَتِ الرَّحَى [The mill-stone ground; or revolved].
4 And [hence,] طَحَنَتِ الأَفْعَى The viper turned round about; or coiled itself.
2 [Hence] one says, طَحَنَهُمْ فَأَهْلَكَهُمْ
3 And one says also, طَحَنَتِ الرَّحَى [The mill-stone ground; or revolved].
4 And [hence,] طَحَنَتِ الأَفْعَى The viper turned round about; or coiled itself.
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