ط • ح • م

, [aor. طَحَمَ ,] inf. n. طَحْمٌ, He filled it. (TA.)

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.)

(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.) 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.) 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 طَحْمَاءُ.

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.)

A man vehement in conflict. (S, K.) -A2- And Numerous camels. (K.)

Filled. (K.)

i. q. دَوَافِعُ [i. e. Torrents pouring as though impelling, or propelling, themselves]. (TA.)