Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From نِطَع (niṭaʕ) denoting a hide which one spreads over the ground to spread oneself on it.

Verb edit

تَنَطَّعَ (tanaṭṭaʕa) V, non-past يَتَنَطَّعُ‎ (yatanaṭṭaʕu)

  1. to spread oneself broadly in a matter, to expatiate, to exert fussiness in [+ فِي (object)]

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

تَنَطُّع (tanaṭṭuʕm

  1. verbal noun of تَنَطَّعَ (tanaṭṭaʕa) (form V)

Declension edit