طَاحٍ
Root: طحو
Full Definition
طَاحٍ
Spread; spread out, or forth; expanded; or extended. (S, * K. [See also مُطَحٍّ.]) And That has filled everything by its multitude: in this sense [or in the former sense as is implied in the S] applied to an army. And one says مِظَلَّةٌ طَاحِيَةٌ and
مَطْحُوَّةٌ and
مَطْحِيَّةٌ , meaning A great spreading tent. And المُدَوِّمَةُ الطَّوَاحِى The vultures that circle [in the sky] around
the bodies of the slain.
2 Also High, elevated, or lofty: so in the phrase لَا وَالقَمَرِ الطَّاحِى [No, by the high moon]; an oath of some of the Arabs. [And Tall as applied to a horse: so طاحى is expl. in the TA; but this, being without the article ال, is a mistake for طَاحٍ.]
3 And A great congregated body of men.
2 Also High, elevated, or lofty: so in the phrase لَا وَالقَمَرِ الطَّاحِى [No, by the high moon]; an oath of some of the Arabs. [And Tall as applied to a horse: so طاحى is expl. in the TA; but this, being without the article ال, is a mistake for طَاحٍ.]
3 And A great congregated body of men.
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