طعن

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طعن^¹

/tˤa.ʕa.na/

verb طَعَنَ · ṭaʕana · يَطْعُنُ · يَطْعَنُ · طَعْن

to stab, pierce
to thrust with a lance

verb طَعَنَ · ṭaʕana · يَطْعُنُ · يَطْعَنُ · طَعْن · طَعَنَان

to abuse, revile, tarnish (someone's honor)
to penetrate
to advance in years, be aged
to travel the night through
to go with loosened reins

طعن^²

/tˤaʕn/

noun طَعْن · ṭaʕn · طُعُون · الطَّعْن

noun from verb verbal noun of طَعَنَ (ṭaʕana) (form I)
stabbing, piercing, thrusting
abuse, calumny, defamation
penetration
attack, accusation, criticism
appeal
challenge, impeachment

In English

sting to hurt
stab act of stabbing
impeachment act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct
calumny falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {طعن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B7%D8%B9%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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