طحن

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طحن^¹

/tˤa.ħa.na/

Where it comes from

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

verb طَحَنَ · ṭaḥana · يَطْحَنُ · طَحْن · طَاحِن

to grind, to mill

طحن^²

/tˤaħn/

noun طَحْن · ṭaḥn · الطَّحْن · طَحْنٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of طَحَنَ (ṭaḥana) (form I)

طحن^³

/tˤiħn/

noun طِحْن · ṭiḥn · الطِّحْن · طِحْنٌ

flour
Similar: طَحِين

In English

mill grind or process using a mill or other machine
grind to reduce to smaller pieces

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MLA

"طحن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%AD%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

طحن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%AD%D9%86

Chicago

"طحن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%AD%D9%86.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {طحن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%AD%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

طحن