طحن

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Arabic

Root
ط ح ن (ṭ ḥ n)
8 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan- (to grind, crush). Cognate with Akkadian 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭênum) and Biblical Hebrew טָחַן (ṭɔḥan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tˤa.ħa.na/ (verb)
  • IPA(key): /tˤaħn/ (verbal noun)
  • IPA(key): /tˤiħn/ (noun)

Verb

طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) I (non-past يَطْحَنُ (yaṭḥanu), verbal noun طَحْن (ṭaḥn))

  1. to grind, to mill

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Cypriot Arabic: taxan
  • Gulf Arabic: طحن (ṭiḥan)
  • Maltese: taħan

Noun

طَحْن (ṭaḥnm

  1. verbal noun of طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) (form I)

Declension

Noun

طِحْن (ṭiḥnm

  1. flour
    Synonym: طَحِين (ṭaḥīn)

Declension