Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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طعن طغم طغو


5. ⇒ تطغّم

تطغّم [in Freytag's Lex. تَطَاغَمَ] He feigned ignorance (Ḳ, TA) عِلَيْهِ [to him]; as though he did as do the طَغَام. (TA.)


طَغَمٌ

طَغَمٌ A sea. (Ḳ.) And Much water. (Ḳ.)


طَغَامٌ / طَغَامَةٌ

طَغَامٌ Low, ignoble, mean, or sordid, and weak, persons, such as serve for the food of their bellies; or stupid, weak in intellect, low, ignoble, mean, or sordid: (Ṣ, Ḳ, TA:) and applied to a single person as well as to a pl. number. (Ṣ, TA.)

Root: طغم - Entry: طَغَامٌ Signification: A2

And The inferior, or meaner, sorts of birds, (Ṣ, Ḳ, TA,) [contr. of عِتَاقُ الطَّيْرِ,] and some add, and of beasts, or birds, of prey: (TA:) n. un. with ة {طَغَامَةٌ}; (Ṣ, Ḳ;) applied to the male and the female. (Yaạḳoob, Ṣ.) It has no verb; and its derivation is not known. (Ṣ.)

Root: طغم - Entry: طَغَامٌ Signification: A3

يَا طَغَامَ الأَحْلَامِ, said by ʼAlee to the people of El-'Irák, is a phrase of the same class as إِشْفَى المِرْفَقِ, [i. e. an instance of a subst. used as an epithet,] as though he said يَا ضِعَافَ الأَحْلَامِ [O ye weak in respect of the qualities of forbearance]. (TA.)

Root: طغم - Entry: طَغَامٌ Signification: A4

طَغَامُ الكَلَامِ means ‡ Low, or vile, speech: one says, كَلَامُ الطَّغَامِ طَغَامُ الكَلَامِ[The speech of the low, ignoble,, &c., is low, or vile, speech]. (TA.)


طَغَامَةٌ

طَغَامَةٌ Foolish; stupid; or having little, or no, intellect or understanding; (Az, Ḳ;) as also دَغَامَةٌ. (Az, TA.)

Root: طغم - Entry: طَغَامَةٌ Signification: A2

[See also طَغَامٌ, of which it is a n. un.]


طُغُومَةٌ

طُغُومَةٌ and طُغُومِيَّةٌ Foolishness; stupidity; or paucity, or want, of intellect or understanding: and lowness, ignobleness, or meanness. (Ḳ.)


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