طَاشَ
Root: طيش
Form: 1
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طَاشَI
, Present.T يَطِيشُ, Verbal.Noun طَيْشٌ and طَيَشَانٌ, (TA, [there only said to be syn. with طَيْشٌ, but it is well known, and often occurring, as an Verbal.Noun of طاش in the first of the senses here explained,]) He was, or became, light, inconstant, unsteady, irresolute, or fickle, syn. of the Verbal.Noun خِفَّةٌ, or contr. of
حِلْمٌ, and i. q.
نَزَقٌ, after gravity, or sedateness: or light of intellect; lightwitted: and he became bereft of his reason, or intellect, so as to be ignorant of that which he would endeavour to do. [And, said of a beast, He was, or became, restless, or unsteady.]
2 طَاشَتْ يَدُهُ فِى الصَّحْفَةِ His hand was light, or active, in the bowl, and took from every side.
3 طَاشَتْ رِجْلَاهُ His legs were in a state of commotion.
4 طَاشَ السَّهْمُ, Verbal.Noun طَيْشٌ, The arrow passed beyond the butt: or declined, or turned aside, عَنِ الهَدَفِ from the butt; and did not hit it.
5 طَاشَتْ عَنِ الأُمِّ رِجْلُهُ His leg turned aside [from the root thereof]: a phrase used by Aboo-Sahm El-Hudhalee, whose leg had been cut off.
2 طَاشَتْ يَدُهُ فِى الصَّحْفَةِ His hand was light, or active, in the bowl, and took from every side.
3 طَاشَتْ رِجْلَاهُ His legs were in a state of commotion.
4 طَاشَ السَّهْمُ, Verbal.Noun طَيْشٌ, The arrow passed beyond the butt: or declined, or turned aside, عَنِ الهَدَفِ from the butt; and did not hit it.
5 طَاشَتْ عَنِ الأُمِّ رِجْلُهُ His leg turned aside [from the root thereof]: a phrase used by Aboo-Sahm El-Hudhalee, whose leg had been cut off.
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