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طعن

طعن

Arabic

Verb

طَعَنَ (ṭaʿana) I, non-past يَطْعُنُ or يَطْعَنُ‎ (yaṭʿunu or yaṭʿanu)

  1. to stab, pierce
  2. to thrust with a lance
Conjugation
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Verb

طَعَنَ (ṭaʿana) I, non-past يَطْعُنُ or يَطْعَنُ‎ (yaṭʿunu or yaṭʿanu)

  1. to abuse, revile, tarnish (someone's honor)
  2. to penetrate
  3. to advance in years, be aged
  4. to travel the night through
  5. to go with loosened reins
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Noun

طَعْن (ṭaʿn) m (plural طُعُون (ṭuʿūn))

  1. verbal noun of طَعَنَ (ṭaʿana) (form I)
  2. stabbing, piercing, thrusting
  3. abuse, calumny
  4. penetration
  5. attack, accusation
  6. criticism
  7. defamation
  8. (law) appeal
  9. (law) challenge, impeachment
Declension
References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), طعن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), طعن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Etymology 2

Verb

طُعْنَ (ṭuʿna) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine plural active imperative of طَاعَ (ṭāʿa)
  2. third-person feminine plural past active of طَاعَ (ṭāʿa)

Verb

طِعْنَ (ṭiʿna) (form I)

  1. third-person feminine plural past passive of طَاعَ (ṭāʿa)