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Form 1طَحَا5 senses · 2 main
maṣdarطَحْوٌ طَحْىٌmuḍāriʿيَطْحُو يَطْحَى

Core sense — he spread it out, he expanded it; he went away; it became distantgenerated

1.1I spread itطَحَوْتُهُ

maṣdar طَحْوٌ and طَحَى; also — two dialectal variants, though only طَحَى, like سَعَى, is mentioned in the K.

He spread a thing; he spread it out; he expanded or extended it.

It is like دَحَوْتُهُ.

1.1.1the people, or party, repel one anotherالقَوْمُ يَطْحَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا
1.2it, or he, became spread out, expanded, or extendedطَحَى

Also طَحَا in this sense; the verb is intransitive as well as transitive.

he became stretched out on the ground as a result of the blowطَحَا مِنَ الضَّرْبَةِ

According to As.

he threw a man down on his face, or spread him out, or prostrated him on the groundطَحَا

This is probably what As means.

[He drank until] he stretched out his legsشَرِبَ حَتَّى طَحَّى

According to Fr.

the camel stuck to the ground, either from emptiness or from emaciationطحّى البَعِيرُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ

The same is said of a man when people call him to help or to do an act of kindness. In all these instances the verb has teshdeed, as though by saying this Fr contradicted As about its being without teshdeed.

I lay, or lay on my side, or laid my side on the groundطَحَيْتُ

According to AA.

[Such a one slept, and] lay, or lay on his side, in a wide space of groundنَامَ فُلَانٌ فَتَطَحَّى
1.2.1he (a man) went away into the country, or in the landطَحَا

Also طَحَى in this sense; like طَهَا, in the article on طهو.

[I do not know where he has gone away]مَا أَدْرِى أَيْنَ طَحَا
his heart carried him away in the pursuit of somethingطَحَا بِهِ قَلْبُهُ

That is, ذَهَبَ بِهِ.

From this comes the saying of Alkameh Ibn-ʿAbadeh: [A heart much affected with emotion has carried you away in the pursuit of the beauties long after youthfulness, at the time when hoariness has come on]

shāhid
طَحَا بِكَ قَلْبٌ فِى الحِسَانِ طَرُوبُبُعَيْدَ الشَّبَابِ عَصْرَ حَانَ مَشِيبُ

بُعَيْدَ is here a diminutive used to strengthen the meaning.

your anxiety has carried you away in a far-extending courseطَحَى بِكَ هَمَّكَ
he threw the ballطَحَى بِالكُرَةِ
such a one became fatطَحَى بِفُلَانٍ شَحْمُهُ
1.2.2he, or it, was or became distant, or remoteطَحَا

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Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
91:6
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, aor. يَطْحُو , inf. n. طَحْوٌ ; and طَحَى , aor. يَطْحَى , inf. n. طَحْىٌ ; two dial. vars., though only طَحَى , like سَعَى , is mentioned in the K; (TA;) He spread [a thing]; spread [it] out, or forth; expanded [it] ; or extended [it]. (K, TA.) You say, طَحَوْتُهُ , like دَحَوْتُهُ , i. e. I spread it; &c. (S.) And you say, القَوْمُ يَطْحَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا The people, or party, repel one another. (TA.) طَحَى , (K,) or طَحَا , (TA,) also signifies It, or he, became spread, spread out or forth, expanded, or extended; (K, TA;) being intrans. as well as trans. (TA.) Accord. to As, (TA,) طَحَا مِنَ الضَّرْبَةِ means He became extended (S, TA) upon the ground (TA) in consequence of the blow: (S, TA:) [and this is probably meant by what here follows:] طَحَا is said when one throws down a man upon his face; (K, TA;) or when he spreads, or extends, him; or when he prostrates him on the ground: (TA:) but accord. to Fr, one says, شَرِبَ حَتَّى طَحَّى i. e. [He drank until] he stretched out his legs: and طحّى البَعِيرُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ i. e. The camel stuck to the ground, either from emptiness or from emaciation: and in like manner one says of a man when people call him to aid or to do an act of kindness: the verb being in all these instances with teshdeed: as though, by saying this, he contradicted As as to its being without teshdeed. (TA.) Accord. to AA, (S,) طَحَيْتُ means I lay, or lay upon my side, or laid my side upon the ground. (S, K. *) And you say, نَامَ فُلَانٌ فَتَطَحَّى i. e. [Such a one slept, and] lay, or lay upon his side, in a wide space of ground. (TA.) Also, i. e. طَحَا , (AA, S,) or طَحَى , (K,) He (a man, AA, S) went away into the country, or in the land: (AA, S, K:) like طَهَا . (S in art. طهو .) One says, مَا أَدْرِى أَيْنَ طَحَا [I know not whither he has gone away &c.]. (S.) And طَحَا بِهِ قَلْبُهُ His heart carried him away ( ذَهَبَ بِهِ ) in [the pursuit of] anything: (S, K:) whence the saying of Alkameh Ibn-'Abadeh, 1 [A heart much affected with emotion has carried thee away in the pursuit of the beauties long after youthfulness, in the time when entering upon hoariness has arrived: بُعَيْدَ being here a dim. used for the purpose of enhancement]. (S, TA.) And طَحَى بِكَ هَمَّكَ Thy anxiety has carried thee away in a far-extending course. (TA.) And طَحَى بِالكُرَةِ He threw the ball. (TA.) And طَحَى بِفُلَانٍ شَحْمُهُ Such a one became fat. (TA.) طَحَا بِكَ قَلْبٌ فِى الحِسَانِ طَرُوبُ | بُعَيْدَ الشَّبَابِ عَصْرَ حَانَ مَشِيبُ طَحَا , aor. يَطْحُو , signifies also He, or it, was or became, distant, or remote. (K.)
Form 2طَحَّوَ1 sense

Core sense — he spread it out, he expanded itgenerated

2.1

See form 1, first half, in two places.

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see 1, former half, in two places.
Form 5تَطَحَّوَ1 sense

Core sense — it became spread out, expanded, or extendedgenerated

5.1

See form 1, second half.

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see 1, latter half.

Derived nouns 8

Nounطَحًا2 senses

Core sense — an expanded tract of landgenerated

1

An expanded tract of land.

2the lower, or baser, or the lowest, or basest, of peopleطحى

Apparently the same word, written this way in the TA, where it is explained in this sense.

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An expanded tract of land. (S, K.) [And the same word, app., written in the TA طحى , is there expl. as meaning The lower, or baser, or the lowest, or basest, of mankind, or of the people.]
Nounطَحْيَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a portion of cloudsgenerated

1

A portion of clouds; طَخْيَةٌ has the same meaning.

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A portion of clouds; as also طَخْيَةٌ . (K.)
Nounأَقْبَلَ التَّيْسُ فِى طَحْيَائِهِ1 sense

Core sense — the he-goat came in his state of rattling at rutting-timegenerated

1

AZ explains this as meaning [the he-goat came] in his state of rattling at rutting-time.

But the right expression is probably فى طَخْيَائِهِ: see طَخْيَآءُ.

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is expl. by AZ as meaning [The he-goat came] in his state of rattling at rutting-time ( فِى هَبِيبِهِ ). (TA. [But probably the right expression is فى طَخْيَائِهِ : see طَخْيَآءُ .])
Nounطَحَّانُ1 sense

Core sense — a miller, one who grinds graingenerated

1

As derived from الطَّحَا: see طَحَّانٌ in the article on طحن.

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as derived from الطَّحَا : see طَحَّانٌ , in art. طحن .
Nounطَاحٍ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — spread out, expanded; high, lofty; a great gathered body of mengenerated

1a great spreading tentمِظَلَّةٌ طَاحِيَةٌ

Spread; spread out; expanded; extended. See also مُطَحٍّ.

Also: that has filled everything by its numbers — applied in this sense to an army.

مَطْحُوَّةٌ and مَطْحِيَّةٌ are also said in this sense.

the vultures that circle around the bodies of the slainالمُدَوِّمَةُ الطَّوَاحِى
1.1[No, by the high moon]لَا وَالقَمَرِ الطَّاحِى

Also high, elevated, or lofty.

An oath used by some of the Arabs.

And tall, applied to a horse: this is how طاحى is explained in the TA; but that word, without the article ال, is a mistake for طَاحٍ.

1.2

A great gathered body of men.

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Spread; spread out, or forth; expanded; or extended. (S, * K. [See also مُطَحٍّ .]) And That has filled everything by its multitude: (K, TA:) in this sense [or in the former sense as is implied in the S] applied to an army. (TA.) And one says مِظَلَّةٌ طَاحِيَةٌ and مَطْحُوَّةٌ and مَطْحِيَّةٌ , meaning A great (T, K, TA) spreading (TA) tent. (T, K, * TA.) And المُدَوِّمَةُ الطَّوَاحِى The vultures that circle [in the sky] around the bodies of the slain. (S, TA.) Also High, elevated, or lofty: so in the phrase لَا وَالقَمَرِ الطَّاحِى [No, by the high moon]; an oath of some of the Arabs. (TA.) [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 .] And A great congregated body of men. (IAar, K.)
Nounمَطْحُوَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a great spreading tentgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounمَطْحِيَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a great spreading tentgenerated

1

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.
Nounمُطَحٍّ1 sense

Core sense — spread out, extended; lying stretched out on the groundgenerated

1a herb, or leguminous plant, growing on the surface of the ground and spreading over itبَقْلَةٌ مُطَحِّيَةٌ

Spread, expanded, or extended, [like طَاحٍ]; or thrown down on his face; or lying, and stretching himself out, on his face on the ground.

Also cleaving, or sticking, to the ground.

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Spread, expanded, or extended; [like طَاحٍ ;] or thrown down upon his face; or lying, and stretching himself, upon his face, on the ground. (TA.) And Cleaving, or sticking, to the ground. (TA.) And بَقْلَةٌ مُطَحِّيَةٌ A herb, or leguminous plant, growing upon the surface of the earth, (K, TA,) having spread itself upon it. (TA.)