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جصطن II tajaṣṭana to lounge, stretch lazily, loll
Root: ج-ص-ط-ن
Page: 150*
Example: “كانَ يَقضي أَيّامَهُ يَتَجَصطَنُ على الأَريكة”
Translation: “he used to spend his days lounging on the sofa”
Notes:
- تَجَصطَنَ / يَتَجَصطَنُ is a form II quadriliteral verb—check out Quadriliteral Arabic Verb Forms
- Its root was likely ج-س-ط-ن originally (which is also listed in the Hans Wehr), but the س assimilated to the ط, becoming ص
- This post marks the 400th post on The Arabic Pages!
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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition
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