طحم
1 طَحَمَهُ, [
aor. ـَ
inf. n. طَحْمٌ, He filled it. (
TA.) طَحْمَةٌ (
S,
K) and ↓ طُحْمَةٌ (
K, and thus also in some copies of the
S) and ↓ طِحْمَةٌ (
K) The دُفْعَة [as meaning tide, or rush,] of a torrent, (
S,
K,) and so [as meaning tide] of a valley, (
K,) and so [as meaning irruption, or invasion,] of night; (
S,
K;) and the greater, or main, part of a torrent, and of night: (
S:) or the first دُفْعَة, and the greater, or main, part: or the impulse, or driving, of the greater, or main, part [of a torrent]: and
accord. to
Z, طحمةُ اللَّيْلِ is
tropical, and means (
tropical:) the greater, or main, part of the blackness of night. (
TA.)
b2: And (
tropical:) A company, or congregated body, of men: (
S,
A,
K,
TA:) or, as in the
M, a rush, or rushing body, of men, more in number than such as are termed قَادِيَة, which means the first that come to one, or come upon one. (
TA.)
b3: And طَحْمَةُ الفِتْنَةِ means (
tropical:) The جَوْلَة [or wheeling about, or the defeat, and return to fight,] of men on the occasion of فتنة [i. e. conflict and faction, or the like]. (
TA.)
A2: See also طَحْمَآءُ.
طُحْمَةٌ: see the next preceding paragraph.
طِحْمَةٌ: see the next preceding paragraph.
طُحَمَةٌ A man vehement in conflict. (
S,
K.)
A2: And Numerous camels. (
K.) طَحْمَآءُ A species of plant, (
S,
K,) growing in plain, or soft, land, of the kind called حَمْض: (
TA:) or
i. q. نَجِيلٌ, (
AHn,
K,
TA,) which is the best of all the حَمْض, [herbaceous, i. e.] not having wood fit for fuel nor such as is fit for carpentry, and eaten by the camels; (
AHn,
TA;) as also ↓ طَحْمَةٌ, (
K,
TA,) which is said by
AHn to be of the kind called حَمْض, broad in the leaves, and having much juice. (
TA.) طَحْومٌ That impels, or propels, much, or vehemently: (
K:) applied to a bow; as also طَحُورٌ: or a bow of which the arrow is swift. (
TA.) سُيُولٌ طَوَاحِمُ
i. q. دَوَافِعُ [i. e. Torrents pouring as though impelling, or propelling, themselves]. (
TA.) مَطْحُومٌ Filled. (
K.)
